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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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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: Coprates Labes
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Mar 8, 2013

Coprates Labes

The finely ridged material in this image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft are huge landslide deposits...

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NASA image: Spallanzani Cr. Floor
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Dec 5, 2005

Spallanzani Cr. Floor

Taken by one of the Mars Student Imaging Project MSIP teams, these are the unusual floor deposits in Spallanzani...

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NASA image: Olympus Mons
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Dec 15, 2010

Olympus Mons

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows a small portion of the northern escarpment of Olympus Mons. The...

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NASA image: Waiting for Dust Devils
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Jun 18, 2014

Waiting for Dust Devils

The North Polar layered deposits NPLD are a stack of layers of ice and dust at the North Pole of Mars. The layers...

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NASA image: When Did the Light-Toned Layers Form?
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Sep 29, 2021

When Did the Light-Toned Layers Form?

Light-toned layered deposits are found throughout central Valles Marineris. Most of the deposits tend to be towards...

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NASA image: Looking at the Crater Half Full
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Apr 13, 2023

Looking at the Crater Half Full

Planetary scientists look for targets that help them better understand the area they are interested in. In this...

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NASA image: Iani Chaos
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Nov 15, 2005

Iani Chaos

This VIS image captured by NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft of Iani Chaos shows the layered deposit that occurs on...

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NASA image: Gullies with Color Anomalies
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Apr 27, 2017

Gullies with Color Anomalies

This observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is an oblique view of gully deposits from the steep...

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NASA image: Ganges Chasma
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Oct 19, 2020

Ganges Chasma

This VIS image shows part of the floor of Ganges Chasma. Deposits of fine surface materials and bright layered...

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NASA image: Informative Layers
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Mar 22, 2021

Informative Layers

This image shows layering near the base of the south polar layered deposits (SPLD). Radar observations of these...

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NASA image: Perseverance Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface
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Dec 21, 2022

Perseverance Deposits Its First Sample on the Martian Surface

NASA's Perseverance rover deposited the first of several samples onto the Martian surface on Dec. 21, 2022, the...

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NASA image: A Song of Ice and Tectonics
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Mar 26, 2024

A Song of Ice and Tectonics

Many craters in the mid-latitudes of Mars are partially filled with deposits that have been interpreted to be...

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NASA image: Underground Martian Ice Deposit Exposed at Scarp
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Jan 11, 2018

Underground Martian Ice Deposit Exposed at Scarp

Click on the image for larger version A cross-section of a thick sheet of underground ice is exposed at the steep...

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NASA image: A Slice of Ice
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Jan 29, 2021

A Slice of Ice

This HiRISE image shows a deposit draping the surface like a blanket. The deposit is eroding away, and near the...

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NASA image: Medusae Fossae Formation
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May 21, 2002

Medusae Fossae Formation

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows a Martian geologic deposit known as the Medusae Fossae Formation the raised...

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NASA image: Images of Gale #24
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May 7, 2013

Images of Gale #24

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows dark material at the bottom of the image, likely deposited by the...

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NASA image: Alluvial Fans
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Apr 30, 2014

Alluvial Fans

Triangular shaped deposits at cliff edges are termed alluvial fans. Alluvial fans typically form in arid regions...

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NASA image: Inverted Meandering Rivers at a Possible Future Mars Landing Site
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Nov 27, 2015

Inverted Meandering Rivers at a Possible Future Mars Landing Site

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft contains interesting examples of crosscutting, sinuous...

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NASA image: Pasteur Crater - False Color
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Feb 20, 2019

Pasteur Crater - False Color

Today's image shows part of the floor of Pasteur Crater. The deposit in the southwest part of the floor is a fill...

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NASA image: Ganges Chasma
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Aug 10, 2010

Ganges Chasma

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows multiple landslide deposits within Ganges Chasma.

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NASA image: Nanedi Valles
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Nov 29, 2010

Nanedi Valles

A branch of Nanedi Valles entered a crater and deposited a delta that fills the majority of the crater floor. This...

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NASA image: Terby Crater
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Sep 8, 2011

Terby Crater

This image shows from NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft some of the layered deposits in Terby Crater.

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NASA image: Ius Chasma Landslide
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Jan 10, 2011

Ius Chasma Landslide

This image from NASA Mars Odyssey shows a portion of a large landslide deposit in Ius Chasma.

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NASA image: Landslide
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Dec 22, 2011

Landslide

This large landslide deposit is located in an unnamed crater southwest of Holden Crater. This image was captured by...

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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.
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