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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: White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Beds, NM
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Mar 30, 1982

White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Beds, NM

STS003-10-613 (22-30 March 1982) --- A truly remarkable view of White Sands and the nearby Carrizozo Lava Beds in...

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NASA image: White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Beds, NM
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Jun 22, 1973

White Sands, Carrizozo Lava Beds, NM

SL2-04-288 (22 June 1973) --- A truly remarkable view of White Sands and the nearby Carrizozo Lava Beds in southeast...

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NASA image: Lava Flows
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Apr 4, 2014

Lava Flows

The lava flows in this image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft most likely originated from Ascraeus Mons, one...

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NASA image: Lava Channel
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Jun 18, 2014

Lava Channel

The dark lobed material in this image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is a lava flow located northwest of the...

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NASA image: Lava Channels
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Jun 24, 2014

Lava Channels

The channel at the very top of this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is Olympica Fossae. That and...

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NASA image: Lava Channels
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Nov 21, 2012

Lava Channels

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the Tharsis plains contains numerous channels, which were...

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NASA image: Wind and Lava
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Jul 18, 2006

Wind and Lava

This image shows a region near Olympus Mons where wind has been moving loose material across the lava flows in the...

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NASA image: Lava Flows
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Jan 16, 2013

Lava Flows

The lava flows in this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the northeastern margin of...

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NASA image: Lava Channels
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Sep 20, 2012

Lava Channels

The channels in this image captured by NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft were created by the flow of lava. This image...

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NASA image: Lava Flow at Kilauea, Hawaii
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Aug 31, 2007

Lava Flow at Kilauea, Hawaii

On July 21, 2007, the world most active volcano, Kilauea on Hawaii Big Island, produced a fissure eruption from the...

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NASA image: Tharsis Lava Flows
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Dec 20, 2013

Tharsis Lava Flows

The lava flows in this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located of the eastern margin of the...

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NASA image: Olympus Mons Lava
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Mar 13, 2014

Olympus Mons Lava

This image shows lava flows that originated at Olympus Mons as seen by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

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NASA image: Lava Flows
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Sep 10, 2020

Lava Flows

Today's VIS image shows a very small portion of the extensive lava flows of the Tharsis volcanic complex. These...

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NASA image: Lava Flows
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Jun 5, 2015

Lava Flows

This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows lava flows near the eastern flank of Pavonis Mons....

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NASA image: Lava Channel
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Nov 29, 2013

Lava Channel

The channel in the bottom part of this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft was created by lava flow...

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NASA image: A Sea of Lava
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Jan 9, 2003

A Sea of Lava

Islands of older high-standing terrain rise above a sea of relatively young, platy lava flows between two of the...

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NASA image: Lava Channels
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Aug 24, 2012

Lava Channels

The channels in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraftare located on the large volcanic flow complex north of...

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NASA image: Lava Channels
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Dec 3, 2013

Lava Channels

The channels and linear depression in this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are located on the...

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NASA image: Lava End
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Jan 16, 2014

Lava End

This image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is located southwest of Olympus Mons, shows the end of a...

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NASA image: Satellite View of Kilauea Eruption
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May 7, 2018

Satellite View of Kilauea Eruption

This image from NASA's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's...

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NASA image: Lava Flows
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Aug 24, 2016

Lava Flows

Today's VIS image shows a very small portion of the extensive lava flows of the Tharsis volcanic complex. These...

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NASA image: Lava Flows in Eastern Tharsis
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Jun 17, 2002

Lava Flows in Eastern Tharsis

This image to the east of Tharsis Tholus from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows one of many vast fields of lava...

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NASA image: Lava Flows in the Tharsis Region
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May 6, 2010

Lava Flows in the Tharsis Region

This image from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey shows a lava flow that topped the rim of an impact crater and flowed down to...

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NASA image: Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [high res]
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Dec 8, 2017

Lava and Snow on Klyuchevskaya Volcano [high res]

IDL TIFF file This false-color (shortwave infrared, near infrared, green) satellite image reveals an active lava...

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