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Sep 16, 2011
High Cliffs at Vesta South Pole
The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta reveals cliffs that are several miles or kilometers high, deep grooves,...
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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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Mar 19, 2013
Gravity at the Moon North Pole
This is a polar stereographic map of gravity of the north polar region of the moon from the Gravity Recovery and...
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Sep 16, 2011
Viewing the South Pole of Vesta
This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta....
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Feb 5, 1996
Moon - North Pole Mosaic
This view of the Moon north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by NASA's Galileo imaging system through...
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Dec 29, 2010
Acetylene around Jupiter Poles
This graphic shows the distribution of the organic molecule acetylene at the north and south poles of Jupiter, based...
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Aug 25, 2011
Central Mound at the South Pole
NASA Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of a central mound in a large structure at the south pole of asteroid Vesta...
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Jul 7, 2009
Scanning Towards the North Pole
On July 4th the Narrow Angle Camera onboard NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter scanned its way towards the north pole...
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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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Oct 15, 2015
A Fractured Pole
NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed by Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on Oct. 14, 2015, capturing this stunning image of...
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Dec 8, 2017
NASA's MESSENGER Finds New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury's Poles
New observations by the MESSENGER spacecraft provide compelling support for the long-held hypothesis that Mercury...
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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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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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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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May 30, 2017
Wandering Poles of Enceladus
Working with image data from NASA's Cassini mission, researchers have found evidence that Saturn's moon Enceladus...
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Apr 16, 2015
Ceres North Pole
This frame from an animation shows the north pole of dwarf planet Ceres as seen by the Dawn spacecraft on April 10,...
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Nov 20, 2015
First Complete Look at Ceres Poles
Researchers from NASA's Dawn mission have composed the first comprehensive views of the north (left) and south pole...
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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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Aug 24, 2009
Eternal Darkness Near the North Pole
NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a small portion of the rim of Erlanger crater. Much of its floor remains in...
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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 24, 2009
Peary Crater: Greetings from the North Pole of the Moon
A junction between the rims of three craters on the floor of Peary crater near the lunar north pole is evident in...
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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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