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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: Titan South Polar Vortex in Motion
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Jul 10, 2012

Titan South Polar Vortex in Motion

This image from a movie captured by NASAS Cassini spacecraft shows a south polar vortex, or shows a south polar...

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NASA image: Polar Vortex [video]
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Dec 8, 2017

Polar Vortex [video]

1-9 January 2014. The full-disk images every 3 hours from GOES-WEST capture the sweep of a polar vortex that emerged...

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NASA image: Satellite Image Shows Entry of the Polar Vortex into the Northern U.S.
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Dec 8, 2017

Satellite Image Shows Entry of the Polar Vortex into the Northern U.S.

The Polar Vortex is a whirling and persistent large area of low pressure, found typically over both north and south...

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NASA image: Spectral Map of Titan with Polar Vortex
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Oct 1, 2014

Spectral Map of Titan with Polar Vortex

These two views of Saturn moon Titan show the southern polar vortex, a huge, swirling cloud that was first observed...

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NASA image: The Other Side of the Vortex
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Mar 19, 2018

The Other Side of the Vortex

When the polar vortex dips south it often makes headlines. Frigid air, usually confined to the arctic, spills into...

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NASA image: Polar Vortex in Color
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Aug 29, 2012

Polar Vortex in Color

The recently formed south polar vortex stands out in the color-swaddled atmosphere of Saturn largest moon, Titan, in...

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NASA image: AIRS Captures Polar Vortex
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Jan 31, 2019

AIRS Captures Polar Vortex

NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captures a polar vortex moving from Central Canada into the...

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NASA image: Titan Colorful South Polar Vortex
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Jul 10, 2012

Titan Colorful South Polar Vortex

This true color image captured by NASAS Cassini spacecraft before a distant flyby of Saturn moon Titan on June 27,...

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NASA image: Spying on Titan
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Dec 17, 2012

Spying on Titan

NASA Cassini spacecraft spies Titan south polar vortex from below the moon in this image. Imaging scientists are...

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NASA image: Titan Varied Atmosphere
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Oct 15, 2012

Titan Varied Atmosphere

Titan shows us its active polar atmosphere with the north polar hood and south polar vortex both on display in this...

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NASA image: High Vortex
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Jun 2, 2014

High Vortex

Titan polar vortex stands illuminated where all else is in shadow in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft.

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NASA image: Titan Polar Atmosphere
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Jan 13, 2014

Titan Polar Atmosphere

Titan atmosphere puts on a display with the detached haze to the north top of image and the polar vortex to the...

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NASA image: Polar Dunes
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Mar 19, 2003

Polar Dunes

Dunes in the Vastitas Borealis region of Mars are seen in this image from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft. These sand...

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NASA image: The Center of Things
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Mar 12, 2007

The Center of Things

This dramatic close-up of Saturn south pole shows the hurricane-like vortex that resides there. The entire polar...

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NASA image: Tempest-Tossed Saturn
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Feb 23, 2007

Tempest-Tossed Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft views Saturn southern latitudes in color, spying a great, eye-shaped vortex just northward of...

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NASA image: Bright Vortex
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Dec 2, 2013

Bright Vortex

The sunlit edge of Titan south polar vortex stands out distinctly against the darkness of the moon unilluminated...

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NASA image: Seasonal Swirl
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Nov 12, 2012

Seasonal Swirl

Titan swirling south-polar vortex stands out brightly against the other clouds of the south pole lower right in this...

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NASA image: Southern Swirl
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Aug 6, 2012

Southern Swirl

NASA Cassini spacecraft monitors Titan developing south polar vortex, which is a mass of swirling gas around the...

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NASA image: Above Titan South
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Sep 17, 2012

Above Titan South

Titan south polar vortex seems to float above the moon south pole in this Cassini spacecraft view. The vortex, which...

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NASA image: Stormy North
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Aug 5, 2013

Stormy North

The area within Saturn north polar hexagon is shown by NASA Cassini spacecraft to contain myriad storms of various...

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NASA image: The Rose
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Apr 29, 2013

The Rose

The spinning vortex of Saturn north polar storm resembles a deep red rose of giant proportions surrounded by green...

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NASA image: Obscured by Rings
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Aug 29, 2012

Obscured by Rings

Saturn rings obscure part of Titan colorful visage in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft. The south polar...

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NASA image: Titan Crescents
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May 5, 2014

Titan Crescents

This view captured by NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward the trailing hemisphere of Titan. Titan south polar...

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NASA image: Dusk in the South
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Dec 23, 2013

Dusk in the South

Slipping into shadow, the south polar vortex at Saturn's moon Titan still stands out against the orange and blue...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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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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