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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: Monohydrated Sulfates in Aurorae Chaos
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Mar 18, 2008

Monohydrated Sulfates in Aurorae Chaos

Monohydrated Sulfates in Aurorae Chaos

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NASA image: Complex Sulfate Deposits in Coprates Chasma
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Apr 3, 2008

Complex Sulfate Deposits in Coprates Chasma

Complex Sulfate Deposits in Coprates Chasma

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NASA image: Mono- and Polyhydrated Sulfates in Tithonium Chasma
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Mar 6, 2008

Mono- and Polyhydrated Sulfates in Tithonium Chasma

Mono- and Polyhydrated Sulfates in Tithonium Chasma

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NASA image: Mono- & Polyhydrated Sulfates in Aureum Chaos
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Feb 14, 2008

Mono- & Polyhydrated Sulfates in Aureum Chaos

Mono- & Polyhydrated Sulfates in Aureum Chaos

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NASA image: Mixtures of Sulfates in Melas Chasma
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Sep 4, 2017

Mixtures of Sulfates in Melas Chasma

In this image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, layering within the light-toned sulfate deposit is the result...

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NASA image: Hydrated Sulfates in Melas Chasma
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Apr 29, 2024

Hydrated Sulfates in Melas Chasma

This image was acquired to get more information about a site where the CRISM instrument detected hydrated sulfates....

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NASA image: Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars
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Nov 21, 2011

Sulfates and Clays in Columbus Crater, Mars

Sulfates are found overlying clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater, a depression that likely hosted a...

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NASA image: Possible Sulfate Deposits in West Melas Chasma
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May 4, 2016

Possible Sulfate Deposits in West Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is the widest segment of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the Solar System as seen by Mars...

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NASA image: Curiosity's Path to the 'Sulfate-Bearing Unit'
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Jul 6, 2020

Curiosity's Path to the 'Sulfate-Bearing Unit'

Stitched together from 116 images, this view captured by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the path it will take in...

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NASA image: Curiosity's View of Sulfate-Bearing Region and Streambed Rocks
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Jun 22, 2022

Curiosity's View of Sulfate-Bearing Region and Streambed Rocks

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of a sulfate-bearing region ahead of its current location. Dark...

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NASA image: Veins in Rocks on Mars and Earth
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Jan 15, 2013

Veins in Rocks on Mars and Earth

This set of images shows the similarity of sulfate-rich veins seen on Mars by NASA Curiosity rover to sulfate-rich...

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NASA image: Possible Sulfates in the Northeast Syrtis Major Region
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Sep 16, 2015

Possible Sulfates in the Northeast Syrtis Major Region

A variety of diverse morphological features are present in this image (21 by 5.5 kilometers) located in the...

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NASA image: Boron in Calcium Sulfate Vein at Catabola, Mars
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Dec 13, 2016

Boron in Calcium Sulfate Vein at Catabola, Mars

The highest concentration of boron measured on Mars, as of late 2016, is in this mineral vein, called "Catabola,"...

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NASA image: Regions of Mars with Clays and Hydrated Minerals Identified from Orbit
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Dec 16, 2010

Regions of Mars with Clays and Hydrated Minerals Identified from Orbit

On this map of Mars, spectrometers on spacecraft orbiting Mars have detected clay minerals green and hydrated...

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NASA image: Mounds of Layered Material on the West Edge of Melas Chasma
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Oct 15, 2014

Mounds of Layered Material on the West Edge of Melas Chasma

Melas Chasma is the widest segment of the Valles Marineris canyon, and is an area where NASA Mars Reconnaissance...

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NASA image: Veins in Sheepbed Outcrop
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Jan 15, 2013

Veins in Sheepbed Outcrop

This image of an outcrop at the Sheepbed locality, taken by NASA Curiosity Mars rover shows well-defined veins...

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NASA image: Curiosity Looks Downslope From the Sulfate Unit
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Apr 24, 2025

Curiosity Looks Downslope From the Sulfate Unit

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back down at the floor of Gale Crater from its location on...

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NASA image: Close-up View of Homestake Vein
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Dec 7, 2011

Close-up View of Homestake Vein

This close-up view of a mineral vein called Homestake comes from the microscopic imager on NASA Mars Exploration...

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NASA image: Layers in Burns Cliff Examined by Opportunity
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Nov 21, 2011

Layers in Burns Cliff Examined by Opportunity

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity studied layers in the Burns Cliff slope of Endurance Crater in 2004. The...

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NASA image: Light-Toned Materials along the Floor and Walls of Ius Chasma
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Aug 18, 2023

Light-Toned Materials along the Floor and Walls of Ius Chasma

Many of the Valles Marineris canyons, called chasmata, have kilometer-high, light-toned layered mounds made up of...

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NASA image: Curiosity's Close-Up of Rocks in Paraitepuy Pass
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Oct 19, 2022

Curiosity's Close-Up of Rocks in Paraitepuy Pass

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture geologic details within "Paraitepuy Pass,"...

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NASA image: Boron, Sodium and Chlorine in Mineral Vein Diyogha, Mars
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Dec 13, 2016

Boron, Sodium and Chlorine in Mineral Vein Diyogha, Mars

Examination of a calcium sulfate vein called "Diyogha" by the Chemical and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's...

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NASA image: Two Possible Ways Boron Got into Veins on Mount Sharp
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Dec 13, 2016

Two Possible Ways Boron Got into Veins on Mount Sharp

This graphic portrays two hypotheses about how the element boron ended up in calcium sulfate veins found within...

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NASA image: Cliffs of Crumbling, Layered Sediments
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May 26, 2022

Cliffs of Crumbling, Layered Sediments

Massive deposits of sediments rich in hydrated sulfates are found in central Valles Marineris. Such deposits on...

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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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