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NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.

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NASA image: Dawn HAMO Image 62
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Nov 18, 2015

Dawn HAMO Image 62

This view of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh impact crater with a flat floor. The crater is...

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NASA image: A Triple Crater
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Jun 1, 2017

A Triple Crater

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an elongated depression from three merged craters. The...

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NASA image: Water Abundance Dependent on Temperature
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Sep 24, 2009

Water Abundance Dependent on Temperature

This image shows the initial ejecta that resulted when NASA Deep Impact probe collided with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52...

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NASA image: Ismenia Fossae
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Jul 3, 2002

Ismenia Fossae

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows a region of Mars northern hemisphere called Ismenia Fossae. Most of the...

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NASA image: Cydonia Craters
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Mar 22, 2003

Cydonia Craters

In this image from NASA Mars Odyssey, eroded mesas and secondary craters dot the landscape in an area of Cydonia...

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NASA image: Young Crater
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Nov 12, 2012

Young Crater

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a young crater. Dark radial spokes are created by the...

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NASA image: Bedrock Exposed in the Rim of Hale Crater
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May 29, 2018

Bedrock Exposed in the Rim of Hale Crater

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows Hale Crater, a large impact crater (more than 100...

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NASA image: Bull Eye!
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Jul 4, 2005

Bull Eye!

This image shows the initial ejecta that resulted when NASA Deep Impact probe collided with comet Tempel 1 at 10:52...

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NASA image: New Impact Crater
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Oct 12, 2010

New Impact Crater

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an approximately 7-meter diameter fresh crater and dark...

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NASA image: Craters within Craters
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Mar 12, 2014

Craters within Craters

Sandwiched between a crater nearly 4 kilometer across and a much larger and older crater over 15-kilometers in...

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NASA image: Beautiful Blocks of Bedrock
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Jun 1, 2016

Beautiful Blocks of Bedrock

This image captured by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft targets a 3-kilometer diameter crater that occurs...

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NASA image: A Dragonfly-Shaped Crater
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Feb 10, 2017

A Dragonfly-Shaped Crater

The broader scene for this image is the fluidized ejecta from Bakhuysen Crater to the southwest, but there's...

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NASA image: Lonar Crater Ejecta
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May 7, 2018

Lonar Crater Ejecta

This VIS image shows the part of the crater rim and ejecta surrounding Lonar Crater in the northern plains of...

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NASA image: Doublet Crater
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Jul 19, 2018

Doublet Crater

This VIS image shows a double impact - two meteors hitting simultaneously. The two meteors would have started as a...

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NASA image: Colorful Impact Ejecta in Ladon Valles
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Mar 4, 2019

Colorful Impact Ejecta in Ladon Valles

This image covers the western portion of a well-preserved (recent) impact crater in Ladon Basin. Ladon is filled by...

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NASA image: A Recent Cluster of Impacts
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Feb 7, 2017

A Recent Cluster of Impacts

The dark spots in this enhanced-color infrared image are the recent impact craters that occurred in the Tharsis...

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NASA image: Utopia Planitia Crater
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Jul 27, 2023

Utopia Planitia Crater

Today's VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Utopia Planitia. The ejecta surrounding the crater rim shows...

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NASA image: Dawn LAMO Image 202
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Oct 27, 2016

Dawn LAMO Image 202

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows terrain on Ceres covered by ejecta from a nearby impact, which has...

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NASA image: A New Impact Crater
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May 29, 2018

A New Impact Crater

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) keeps finding new impact sites on Mars. This one occurred within the dense...

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NASA image: Pedestal Crater
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Jun 5, 2020

Pedestal Crater

This VIS image is located in Amazonis Planitia. Amazonis Planitia is host to many pedestal craters, which indicate...

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NASA image: Utopia Planitia Crater
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Dec 18, 2023

Utopia Planitia Crater

This unnamed crater in Utopia Planitia is shaped like a peanut shell, with an indentation in the crater rim at the...

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NASA image: Phlegra Montes Crater
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May 8, 2023

Phlegra Montes Crater

Today's image shows a portion of Phlegra Montes, a region of hills and ridges near Arcadia Planitia. Near the center...

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NASA image: Yuty Crater Ejecta
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Mar 26, 2018

Yuty Crater Ejecta

Off the image to the right is Yuty Crater, located between Simud and Tiu Valles. The crater ejcta forms the large...

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NASA image: A Pair of New Impact Craters
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May 14, 2018

A Pair of New Impact Craters

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows two new craters, both with the same distinctive...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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