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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Candor Chasma
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Jan 17, 2018

Investigating Mars: Candor Chasma

The bottom half of this image of central Candor Chasma shows a surface topography called chaos. Chaos is a region of...

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NASA image: The Niagara Falls of Mars
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Jun 26, 2017

The Niagara Falls of Mars

Various researchers are often pre-occupied with the quest for flowing water on Mars. However, this image from NASA's...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Dec 8, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Earth observation taken by the Expedition 29 crew
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Oct 7, 2011

Earth observation taken by the Expedition 29 crew

ISS029-E-020003 (7 Oct. 2011) --- Parinacota Volcano in the Chile-Bolivia border region, South America is featured...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma
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Dec 6, 2017

Investigating Mars: Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is part of the largest canyon system on Mars, Valles Marineris. At only 563 km long (349 miles) it is...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 20 crew
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Aug 5, 2009

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 20 crew

ISS020-E-028123 (5 Aug. 2009) --- Mount Hood, Oregon is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 25 crew
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Sep 28, 2010

Earth Observations taken by the Expedition 25 crew

ISS025-E-005259 (28 Sept. 2010) --- Pyramid Lake in Nevada is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...

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NASA image: Firsoff Crater - False Color
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Sep 21, 2023

Firsoff Crater - False Color

The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma
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Sep 26, 2017

Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma

Coprates Chasma is one of the numerous canyons that make up Valles Marineris. The chasma stretches for 960 km (600...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma
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Oct 2, 2017

Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma

Coprates Chasma is one of the numerous canyons that make up Valles Marineris. The chasma stretches for 960 km (600...

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NASA image: Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma
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Sep 27, 2017

Investigating Mars: Coprates Chasma

Coprates Chasma is one of the numerous canyons that make up Valles Marineris. The chasma stretches for 960 km (600...

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NASA image: It Shrinks! It Cracks!
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Apr 20, 2017

It Shrinks! It Cracks!

Given enough time, impact craters on Mars tend to fill up with different materials. For instance, some craters on...

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NASA image: Geyser Season
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Oct 29, 2018

Geyser Season

Springtime in the South Polar region of Mars is a season of exciting activity. The thick coating of carbon dioxide...

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NASA image: Summit Dunes and Their Sand Sources
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Oct 1, 2018

Summit Dunes and Their Sand Sources

The ultimate origin of the sediment that forms Martian dunes has long been debated. While sand dunes on Earth are...

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NASA image: Ius and Tithonium Chasmata
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Jul 28, 2022

Ius and Tithonium Chasmata

Ius and Tithonium Chasmata are located at the western end of Valles Marineris. Tithonium Chasma is north of Ius...

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NASA image:  Tithonium and Ius Chasmata
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Feb 9, 2023

Tithonium and Ius Chasmata

Ius and Tithonium Chasmata are located at the western end of Valles Marineris. Tithonium Chasma is north of Ius...

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NASA image: Venus - Barton Crater
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Sep 26, 1996

Venus - Barton Crater

During orbits 404 through 414 on 19-20 September 1990, NASA's Magellan imaged a peak-ring crater that is 50...

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NASA image: Monitoring Sand Sheets and Dunes
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Jun 12, 2017

Monitoring Sand Sheets and Dunes

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this crater featuring sand dunes and sand sheets on its floor....

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NASA image:  Mars Mysteries: Unveiling the Icy Craters
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Mar 26, 2024

Mars Mysteries: Unveiling the Icy Craters

Over the past two decades, HiRISE and the Context Camera on MRO have catalogued hundreds of new impact craters. Some...

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NASA image: Dawn XMO2 Image 32
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Feb 10, 2017

Dawn XMO2 Image 32

This image captures the day-night boundary, or terminator, in the north polar region of Ceres. The north pole...

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-7053
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Aug 25, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-7053

Range : 190,000 km ( 118,000 mi.) This false color image of Triton is a composite of images taken through the...

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NASA image: Space Radar Image of Karakax Valley, China 3-D
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Apr 15, 1999

Space Radar Image of Karakax Valley, China 3-D

This three-dimensional perspective of the remote Karakax Valley in the northern Tibetan Plateau of western China was...

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NASA image: A Young, Fresh Crater in Hellespontus
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Jan 14, 2016

A Young, Fresh Crater in Hellespontus

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft is of a morphologically fresh and simple impact crater...

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NASA image: Perseverance's View of Possible Future Sample Cache Depot Site
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Sep 15, 2022

Perseverance's View of Possible Future Sample Cache Depot Site

This annotated image from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows its wheel tracks in Jezero Crater and a distant view...

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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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