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A mosaic of four images taken through the clear filter (610 nanometers) of the solid state imaging (CCD) system...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians guide NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, onto a work stand in the high...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft is moved away from the truck after...
Again and again, NEAR Shoemaker's imager is being directed at the "saddle region" of Eros, to observe this feature...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Lights surrounding Launch Pad 39A create shadows from Space Shuttle Discovery after...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A technician inspects the solar arrays for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, at...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its left Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this 180-degree view of Gediz Vallis...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians guide NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, as it is lifted from a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Fla., NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO,...
ISS005-E-11189 (25 August 2002) --- Calanscio Sand Sea, Libya is featured in this digital image photographed by an...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft is offloaded from the truck at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians begin checkout and processing of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inspection is under way of the solar arrays for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Technicians begin checkout and processing of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, in...
Reflected sunlight is the source of the illumination for visible wavelength images such as the one above. However,...
The primary calibration target for Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover,...
ISS017-E-012583 (4 Aug. 2008) --- Cape Farewell, Greenland is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour, illuminated by xenon lights, casts a shadow on the Vehicle Assembly...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The shipping container is removed from around NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft arrives at Astrotech Space Operations...
Shadows cast across Mimas' defining feature, Herschel Crater, provide an indication of the size of the crater's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Bathed in light, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket casts shadows on the massive Vehicle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft is moved into Astrotech in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, is ready for final checkout and processing in...