Texture Collection (#92)

True color mosaic of Saturns moon Hyperion
True color mosaic of Saturns impact-pummeled moon Hyperion. This six-image mosaic was taken during the spacecrafts close approach on September 26, 2005

Uranus seen from the surface of its moon, Cordelia

Cratered regions near the moons Mare Nubium region
Cratered surface near the moons Mare Nubium region, as photographed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiters LROC instrument. Impact craters feature prominently in both images

A probe investigating a heavily cratered moon in deep space
An artists depiction of a probe investigating a heavily cratered moon in deep space

Satellite view of sand dunes in Libya

Illustration of the surface of the massive Asgard impact basin on Jupiters moon
Dozens of knobby spires rise into the airless void to twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Over the eons the dirty ice in the spires has slowly eroded

Artists depiction of a gas giant planet surrounded by three moons. The view is from the largest and farthest moon in the group

Global map of Saturns moon Dione
May 20, 2008 - This global map of Saturns moon Dione was created using images taken during Cassini spacecraft flybys, with Voyager images filling in the gaps in Cassinis coverage

An unreal landscape of Saturns moon Dione blasted by impacts. The rising Sun throws craters into sharp contrast and reveals steep crater walls

A blue moon rising over a calm alien ocean with a starry sky as a backdrop
An artists illustration of a blue moon rising over a calm alien ocean with a starry sky as a backdrop

Close-up view of the Mars meteorite known as Oilean Ruaidh
Close-up view of a meteorite on Mars known as Oilean Ruaidh, taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The science team used two tools on Opportunitys arm

The Bolivian Amazon
September 13, 2002 - An 8-kilometer (5-mile) wide crater of possible impact origin is shown in this view of an isolated part of the Bolivian Amazon from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Artists concept of Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars
Artists concept of Mars Express spacecraft is depicted in orbit around Mars. The spacecraft was launched June 2, 2003, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on a journey to arrive at Mars in December 2003

A light fog forms in a desiccated gully in Gale Crater, Mars. The craters 5km high central mound can be seen in the background

3D rendering of an Earth golf ball on tee in the grass, close-up

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity inside Endurance Crater
This synthetic image of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover inside Endurance Crater was produced using Virtual Presence in Space technology

Artists depiction of the difference in size between Earth and Kepler 22b
An artists depiction of the difference in size between Earth and Kepler 22b. Orbiting the star Kepler 22 in the constellation Cygnus, the planet is in a zone that might contain liquid water

Layers exposed at Polar Canyon
December 13, 2006 - Layers Exposed at Polar Canyon. This false-color subframe of an image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the north

Deflecting Path of an Earth-Crossing Asteroid
Asteroids on a collision course with the Earth may be deflected from their path by attaching propulsion units to them

3D Perspective View of Latona Vorona and Dali Chasma on Venus
3D Perspective View of Latona Corona and Dali Chasma on Venus. This computer-generated perspective view of Latona Corona and Dali Chasma on Venus shows Magellan radar data superimposed on topography

Uranus moon Miranda is covered with meandering cracks and grooves

Ice Scarp on Jupiters large moon, Callisto
Jupiters large moon, Callisto, is an icy world. Many steep cliffs, called scarps, criss-cross its surface

Mesas in the Nilosyrtis Mensae region of Mars
April 5, 2007 - Mesas in the Nilosyrtis Mensae region of Mars appear in enhanced color in this image taken from the camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Artists concept of Jupiter as seen across the icy surface of its moon Europa
An artists concept inspired by recent discoveries on Europa of regions that look very much like pack-ice on Earths polar seas during spring thaws

Global view of Mars
April 1999 - A mosaic of 24 images taken on a single northern summer day in April 1999 are stitched together to create a global view of Mars. We rotate the planet to reveal the South Pole

A system of extraterrestrial planets and their moons, against a background of nebula and stars

The sun rises over Gale Crater, Mars. This is one of the prospective landing sites for the Mars Science Laboratory rover

Color mosaic of the Earths moon
This color mosaic of the Earths moon was assembled from 18 images taken by the Galileo spacecraft imaging system through a green filter

Image of an asteroid

Moonset over the sea with Pleiades (M45) cluster

The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons
June 4, 1998 - A digital mosaic of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the Solar System. It is 27 kilometers high, over 600 kilometers at the base

Three-dimensional view of the landscape of Lhasa, Tibet
November 24, 2005 - With an elevation of 3, 650 meters (11, 975 feet), Lhasa, Tibet is one of the highest elevation cities in the world

Artist Concept of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The crescent Earth rises above the lunar horizon in this spectacular photograph taken from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit during final lunar landing mission in the Apollo program

Galileo spacecraft discovering asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl
Galileo spacecraft discovering the first asteroid moon, Dactyl, orbiting the asteroid 243 Ida in the universe. It was the first time a moon was discovered orbiting an asteroid

Scarp on Mercury
Future astronauts may enjoy watching the double sunrises and double sunsets of Mercury

Close-up view of Copernicus, an impact crater on the moon

The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will help determine if there is water hidden in the permanently dark craters of one of the Moons poles by creating an impact plume that

A light winters frost forms in Mojave Crater, trapped by the craters mountainous walls

Plutos moon, Charon, hovers above the frozen landscape of the icy planet
Plutos moon, Charon, hovers above the pinkish, frozen landscape of the icy planet

Artists concept of Mars and its tiny moon Phobos
Artists concept of how Mars and its tiny satellite Phobos might appear from a distance of about 100 miles from Phobos surface

Jupiters moon, Europa, covered by a thick crust of ice
Jupiters large moon, Europa, is covered by a thick crust of ice above a vast ocean of liquid water

H-alpha-Sun Promimence

H-alpha Sun with solar prominences

A view from the edge of the southern polar cap of Mars. The low sun in the rust-colored sky and the melting icy slush indicates this is springtime for the red planet

Saturns icy moon Rhea
This giant mosaic reveals Saturns icy moon Rhea in her full, crater-scarred glory. Rhea is Saturns second-largest moon, at 1, 528 kilometers (949 miles) across

Saturns moon Dione
October 11, 2005 - The cratered and cracked disk of Saturns moon Dione looms ahead in this mosaic of images taken by Cassini as it neared its close encounter with the icy moon

A large planet rises over the airless environment of a rocky alien landscape
A panoramic view of the surface of a rocky and barren alien world. A large cloud covered planet rises over the airless environment

Venus
October 29, 1991 - The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus. The north pole is at the center of the image, with 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees

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