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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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May 9, 2012

Advancing Dune in Nili Patera, Mars

This image, from an animation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a dark, rippled sand dune overlying...

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NASA image: NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole
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Mar 18, 2014

NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole

Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LRO, have created the largest high resolution...

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NASA image: Rima Ariadaeus - A Linear Rille
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Sep 28, 2009

Rima Ariadaeus - A Linear Rille

The linear rille Rima Ariadaeus is found on the nearside of the Moon, nestled between Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare...

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NASA image: Dust Covered Channels on Tharsis Tholus
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Nov 6, 2013

Dust Covered Channels on Tharsis Tholus

This image captured by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Tharsis Tholus, one of the smaller shield volcanoes on...

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NASA image: Anaglyph of East Mareotis Tholus
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Jan 17, 2007

Anaglyph of East Mareotis Tholus

This anaglyph from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, is of East Mareotis Tholus, a small volcano in Tempe...

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NASA image: Active Slope Flows on the Central Hills of Hale Crater
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May 29, 2013

Active Slope Flows on the Central Hills of Hale Crater

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the central hills in Hale Crater with thousands of...

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NASA image: Impact Melt Flows on Giordano Bruno
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Dec 15, 2009

Impact Melt Flows on Giordano Bruno

Frozen impact melt flows on the ejecta blanket of the young impact crater Giordano Bruno in this image from NASA...

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NASA image: Landslides Near Fresh Crater on Mars
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May 22, 2014

Landslides Near Fresh Crater on Mars

This April 6, 2014, image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows numerous landslides in the vicinity of where...

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NASA image: Recurring Slope Lineae in Juventae Chasma
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Dec 10, 2014

Recurring Slope Lineae in Juventae Chasma

Juventae Chasma is a giant box canyon, yet a relatively small segment of the enormous Valles Marineris system, seen...

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NASA image: Slumping Terraces on a Crater Wall
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Apr 9, 2014

Slumping Terraces on a Crater Wall

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the western rim of a well-preserved 8.5-kilometer about 5...

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NASA image: Linear Ridges
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Nov 13, 2013

Linear Ridges

Straight and meandering thin ridges are periodically found on Mars. Such ridges can form in a variety of ways, as...

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NASA image: Southern Hemisphere Crater with Dune Field
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Oct 25, 2010

Southern Hemisphere Crater with Dune Field

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a Southern hemisphere crater with gullies, dunes,...

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NASA image: Squiggly Sand Dunes
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Feb 5, 2014

Squiggly Sand Dunes

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows sand dunes in late Northern spring on Mars, mixed with...

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NASA image: A Wild Assortment of Jumbled Rocks
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Apr 2, 2012

A Wild Assortment of Jumbled Rocks

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter covers a region of Mars near Nili Fossae that contains some of the...

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NASA image: Strange Flow: Landslide, Impact Melt or Lava?
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Jan 7, 2015

Strange Flow: Landslide, Impact Melt or Lava?

The image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is approximately 6 by 6 kilometers and is located east of Noctis...

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NASA image: Eroding Terrain in Arabia Terra
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Dec 18, 2014

Eroding Terrain in Arabia Terra

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, approximately 1.5 x 3 kilometers, shows a sample of eroded Martian...

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NASA image: A Giant Cave on a Giant Volcano
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Jul 2, 2014

A Giant Cave on a Giant Volcano

Pavonis Mons is a giant shield volcano similar to although larger than those on the Big Island of Hawaii. This image...

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NASA image: Mountains of the Moon
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Nov 17, 2009

Mountains of the Moon

Most mountains on the Earth are formed as plates collide and the crust buckles. Not so for the Moon, where mountains...

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NASA image: A Crater Straddling Two Terrain Units
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Mar 5, 2014

A Crater Straddling Two Terrain Units

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spies an impact crater located in northern Sinus Meridiani has formed along the...

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NASA image: Frosty Gullies
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Jul 30, 2014

Frosty Gullies

Monitoring by NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE has shown that gully formation on Mars occurs in winter and...

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NASA image: Aristarchus Plateau 1: Amazing Geologic Diversity
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Jan 19, 2010

Aristarchus Plateau 1: Amazing Geologic Diversity

This image taken by NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the slopes of the Vallis Schröteri, Cobra Head are...

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NASA image: Layers Exposed at Polar Canyon
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Dec 13, 2006

Layers Exposed at Polar Canyon

This false-color subframe of an image from the HiRISE camera on NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the north...

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NASA image: A Fresh, Lunar-Like Crater on Mars
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Dec 17, 2010

A Fresh, Lunar-Like Crater on Mars

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is one of the rare examples of a fresh lunar-like crater on Mars....

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NASA image: Fretted Terrains and Ground Deformation
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Oct 16, 2013

Fretted Terrains and Ground Deformation

This observation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an excellent example of what is called fretted terrain,...

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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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