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Sep 18, 2007
Neptune Hot South Pole
These thermal images show a hot south pole on the planet Neptune. These warmer temperatures provide an avenue for...
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May 8, 1999
Post-encounter View of Neptune South Pole
NASA Voyager 2 post-encounter view of Neptune south pole as the spacecraft sped away on a southward trajectory.
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL instrument in Antarctica– prior to being encased in its protective box – destined to float beneath a...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A BARREL balloon launches up into the sky, destined to float on the circumpolar winds around the South Pole for up...
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Aug 5, 2000
South Pole - Ridges, Scarps, Craters
A cratered area near Mercury South Pole was photographed by NASA Mariner 10 during its second flyby of the planet of...
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Jan 21, 2008
Looking Toward the South Pole of Mercury
On January 14, 2008, NASA MESSENGER spacecraft passed 200 kilometers 124 miles above the surface of Mercury and...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A team member from South African research station, SANAE IV, helps unwrap the balloon from its protective yellow...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at the South African research station, SANAE IV, poses next to the instrument box, which will float...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at the South African research station, SANAE IV, lay out the 130-foot-long balloon on the ground to...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A group picture of all the researchers – from various science projects -- at the South African research station,...
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Oct 8, 1999
Mercury South Pole
After passing Mercury the first time and making a trip around the Sun, NASA Mariner 10 again flew by Mercury on...
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Oct 28, 2021
Oscillating Cyclones at Jupiter's South Pole
In this animation, forces created by movement toward the south pole of a circumpolar cyclone (farthest right)...
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Oct 28, 2021
Movement at Jupiter's South Pole
This animation depicts the invisible forces at work at Jupiter's south pole that keep the five circumpolar cyclones...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Getting fuller! A BARREL balloon is filled with helium during the 2013-2014 mission campaign in Antarctica. Credit:...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Getting ready to lay out a BARREL balloon to prepare for inflation. The helium stillages used to fill the balloon...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
BARREL researchers get ready to release the top part of the balloon, called the bubble, as it fills with enough...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
BARREL team members lift up the instrument box below an inflated BARREL balloon to help with launch. Credit:...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Recovery of a BARREL balloon payload after its flight. The recovery was carried out by helicopter. This area is...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Release of a BARREL balloon. The launch crew can be seen on the right holding the payload as the top of the balloon...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
A view looking over the payload – the instruments that fly under a balloon – while the BARREL balloon inflates. The...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
The BARREL team at Halley Research Station in Antarctica, work to inflate a balloon. The long tube on the left is...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
While large compared to a human, BARREL balloons are actually much smaller than typical science balloons, which can...
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Dec 8, 2017
Ballooning in the constant sun of the South Pole summer
Members of the BARREL team in Antarctica jump up and down in what they call the Low Wind Dance as they hope for the...
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Jun 3, 1996
South Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine
Lunar mosaic of ~1500 Clementine images of the south polar region of the moon. The projection is orthographic,...
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