Martian and Extraterrestrial Terrain

Images showcase Martian polar dunes, ancient impact craters, and icy landscapes on Jupiter's moon, emphasizing geological features and textures in monochrome tones.

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Water Ice and Methane Springs

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$The ancient, dark terrain of Nicholson Regio shows many large impact craters, and zones of fractures oriented generally parallel to the boundary between the dark and bright regions of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Galileo.$

North Polar Dunes

More dunes are encountered surrounding the north polar cap by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

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This radar image of Titan shows a semi-circular feature that may be part of an impact crater. Very few impact craters have been seen on Titan so far, implying that the surface is young

Small spherical objects fill the field in this mosaic combining four images from the Microscopic Imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at an outcrop called 'Kirkwood' in the Cape York segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater.

Micrograph of milk. Milk, stored 3 days in 20 ° C. Sample no. 30.

Map of Brazil on poppy seeds

This Cassini radar image shows two lakes kissing each other on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan

$This fractured surface belongs to a portion of a region called Gorgonum Chaos located in the southern hemisphere of Mars.$

Funerary cone ca. 2124-1981 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Funerary cone. ca. 2124-1981 B.C.. Pottery, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb CC 7, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1913. Dynasty 11

Mars Polar Lander Site Surface Details

Isolation of human mammary epithelial cells (HMEC) from breast cancer susceptible tissue. Outgrowth of cells from duct element in upper right corner cultured in a standard dish; most cells spontaneously die during early cell divisions, but a few will establish long-term growth. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is sponsoring research with Bioreactors, rotating wall vessels designed to grow tissue samples in space, to understand how breast cancer works. This ground-based work studies the growth and assembly of human mammary epithelial cell (HMEC) from breast cancer susceptible tissue. Radiation can make the cells cancerous, thus allowing better comparisons of healthy vs. tunorous tissue.

Big, Dark Dunes Northeast of Syrtis Major

This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft is of the northern plains and shows hundreds of dust devil tracks.

Micrograph of milk. Milk Stored 1 day at 20 ° C. Sample no. 42.

South Polar Terrain

Polar Polygons

Secondary Field

This image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows a part of Olympia Undae, the largest dune field near the north polar cap. In this region, the dunes are spaced far enough apart to show the detail of the surface they are moving across.

Map of Lithuania on poppy seeds

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In April 2016, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft observed 1994 JR1, a 90-mile (145-kilometer) wide Kuiper Belt object (KBO) orbiting more than 3 billion miles (5 billion kilometers) from the sun.

Devil-Streaked Plain

Electric Polygons

Swaths of Grooved Terrain on Ganymede

Titan: Larger and Larger Lakes

Layers Near Juventae Chasma

Hyperion's Unusual Craters

A region in Aphrodite Terra is shown in this image of Venus, where landslides have taken place. Magellan.

This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar summer. The density of dunes and the alignments of the dune crests varies with location, controlled by the amount of available sand and the predominant winds over time. Olympia Undae is a vast dune field in the north polar region of Mars. It consists of a broad sand sea or erg that partly rings the north polar cap from about 120° to 240°E longitude and 78° to 83°N latitude. The dune field covers an area of approximately 470,000 km2 (bigger than California, smaller than Texas). Olympia Undae is the largest continuous dune field on Mars. Olympia Undae is not the only dune field near the north polar cap, several other smaller fields exist in the same latitude, but in other ranges of longitude, e.g. Abolos and Siton Undae. Barchan and transverse dune forms are the most common. In regions with limited available sand individual barchan dunes will form, the surface beneath and between the dunes is visible. In regions with large

This image shows Death Valley, California, centered at 36.629 degrees north latitude, 117.069 degrees west longitude.

It is high summer as NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft captures this image of the South Pole of Mars. The circular surface features may look like swiss cheese, but how they form, coalesce, and disappear is not fully understood.

Daedalia Lavas

Defrosting South Polar Sand

Lakes of Titan

Inverted Channels of Aeolis

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Insects, droppings, butterfly. undated

This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows dust devil tracks in Aonia Terra.

Aram Chaos Rocks

Fossils raindrops fell there for millions of years, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man 1886.

The concentric rings surrounding Valhalla are perhaps the most distinctive geological feature on Callisto. Voyager.

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Up and Down

jsc2019e040134 (7/18/2019) --- Preflight images of Microglia cells growing in a culture dish (63x magnification). Microglia are the immune cells of the brain and play a role that is not fully understood in neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis. The cells shown here were differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells that were made from a patients skin biopsy. The Effects of Microgravity on Microglia 3-Dimensional Models of Parkinsons Disease and Multiple Sclerosis (Space Tango-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells) examines how microglial cells grow and move in three-dimensional (3D) cultures as well as any changes in gene expression that occur as a result of microgravity exposure. Microglia are a type of immune defense cell found in the central nervous system. Results may help provide novel approaches to characterizing, understanding, and developing therapies for Parkinsons disease and multiple sclerosis. (Image courtesy of: New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research

Micrograph of milk. Milk Stored 1 week at 20 ° C. Sample no. 37.

Overhead view bath bomb foam water

Textile Fragment 11th century. Textile Fragment 448062

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This Mars Global Surveyor MOC image shows the remains of a once more laterally extensive layer overlying undulating terrain very near the south polar residual cap

As we head into the 21st Century, it seems hard to believe that human beings have been sending spacecraft toward Mars for more than 3 decades already. The first spacecraft to reach Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. This success was followed by two spacecraft in 1969, Mariners 6 and 7. Now the wonders and alien beauty of Mars continue to unfold with each day that the Mars Global Surveyor -- which arrived in September 1997 -- continues to radio its data to Earth. Mars exploration was always difficult and each bit of data returned from the planet is a marvel. On August 5, 1969, the Mariner 7 spacecraft flew past Mars at a minimum altitude of about 4200 km. It acquired 14 wide/narrow angle image pairs during the few minutes of the near encounter flyby. One of these image pairs, 7N19/7N20, shows the south polar region and contains a feature that at the time was nicknamed the Giant's Footprint. Shown in the first two pictures, above, the feature consists of two adjoining craters, one about 80 km (

Northern Terra Meridiani Rocks and Cliffs in 3-D

Europa's Evening Terminator

Boulder Ring

. Olympia Undae. This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar spring. The dunes are still partially covered by the winter frosts; as the region heats up the frost will dissipate to reveal the dark sand beneath. The density of dunes and the alignments of the dune crests varies with location, controlled by the amount of available sand and the predominant winds over time. Olympia Undae is a vast dune field in the north polar region of Mars. It consists of a broad sand sea or erg that partly rings the north polar cap from about 120° to 240°E longitude and 78° to 83°N latitude. The dune field covers an area of approximately 470,000 km2 (bigger than California, smaller than Texas). Olympia Undae is the largest continuous dune field on Mars. Olympia Undae is not the only dune field near the north polar cap, several other smaller fields exist in the same latitude, but in other ranges of longitude, e.g. Abolos and Siton Undae. Barchan and transverse dune forms are the most c

Detail of Ganymede's Uruk Sulcus Region as Viewed by Galileo and Voyager

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Image of soot (smoke) plume made for the Laminar Soot Processes (LSP) experiment during the Microgravity Sciences Lab-1 mission in 1997. LSP-2 will fly in the STS-107 Research 1 mission in 2002. The principal investigator is Dr. Gerard Faeth of the University of Michigan. LSP uses a small jet burner, similar to a classroom butane lighter, that produces flames up to 60 mm (2.3 in) long. Measurements include color TV cameras and a temperature sensor, and laser images whose darkness indicates the quantity of soot produced in the flame. Glenn Research in Cleveland, OH, manages the project.

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Siton Undae is a large dune field located in the northern plains near Escorial Crater. Siton Undae is west of the crater and is one of three dune fields near the crater. The nearby north polar cap is dissected by Chasma Boreale, which exposes an ice free surface. This image shows part of the central region of the dune field. The bright surface between dunes in the lower corner is dune free. Several isolated dunes are visible. The majority of the dune field is made of connected dunes covering the entire surface. The Odyssey spacecraft has spent over 15 years in orbit around Mars, circling the planet more than 69000 times. It holds the record for longest working spacecraft at Mars. THEMIS, the IR/VIS camera system, has collected data for the entire mission and provides images covering all seasons and lighting conditions. Over the years many features of interest have received repeated imaging, building up a suite of images covering the entire feature. From the deepest chasma to the talles

Pedestal Craters Gula and Achelous on Ganymede

In this infrared image of the dunes on the floor of Russell Crater, the dunes are brighter than the surround materials, as shown in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

Ridges on Europa

This NASA Magellan radar image mosaic is of part of Venus, centered at 51 degrees south latitude, 21 degrees east longitude. Running from west to east across the center of the image is part of a wide lava channel in the Lada Terra region of Venus.

THEMIS Images As Art #27

Wood elm, vintage engraved illustration.

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Canyonlands of Titan

Photomicrograph of a Brachiopod, 1904 - 1906, by James McDonald.

THEMIS Images as Art #58

Martian Sand Dunes

Micrograph of St. Louis encephalitis virus member of the genus Flavivirus

Evidence for Recent Liquid Water on Mars: Dry Processes on One Slope; Wet Processes on Another

Agenor Linea at High Resolution

This image is illuminated by sunlight from the upper left. Martian Dairy Products If parts of the south polar cap can look like swiss cheese (see Martian Swiss Cheese ), then parts of the north polar cap might as well look like some kind of cheese, too. This picture shows a cottage cheese-like texture on the surface of a part of the residual--summertime--north polar cap. The north polar cap surface is mostly covered by pits, cracks, small bumps and knobs. In this image, the cap surface appears bright and the floors of pits look dark. Based upon observations made by the Mariner 9 and Viking orbiters in the 1970s, the north polar residual cap is thought to contain mostly water ice because its summertime temperature is usually near the freezing point of water and water vapor was observed by the Vikings to be coming off the cap during summer. The south residual cap is different--its temperatures in summer remain cold enough to freeze carbon dioxide, and very little to no water vapor has be

Microscopic Detail of Tick

Micrograph of milk. Fresh milk. Sample no. 19.

CCL-81 cells heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. The small spherical structures are SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. The string-like protrusions extending from the cells are cell projections or pseudopodium. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Map of Venezuela on poppy seeds

Back of a crocodile skin, downward view

Detailed View of Cliff-face in the North Polar Layered Deposits

Polar Structures

One type of surface seen on the south pole is this 'swiss-cheese' terrain of circular depressions as seen in this image from NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

This image from NASA's Cassini mission shows a region in Saturn's A ring. The view contains many small, bright blemishes due to cosmic rays and charged particle radiation near the planet.

Revertant DNA data, 1979 by harold Varmus

Spirit's View on Sol 93 (cylindrical)

This montage from NASA's Cassini Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images of the surface of Titan shows four examples of how a newly developed technique for handling noise results in clearer, easier to interpret views.

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Don Manuel Romero de Terreros y Villar-Villamil Attributed to follower of Édouard Pingret (French, 1788-1875). Don Manuel Romero de Terreros y Villar-Villamil, ca. 1865. Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, oval: 26 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (66.7 x 58.1 cm). In his full-length equestrian portrait, Don Manuel commemorated one of his greatest achievements, the completion of the aqueduct of Tepotzotlán (more commonly known as the Arcos de Sitio) outside Mexico City. Born into one of Mexicos leading Creole families, he had renounced several ancestral titles and associated properties by the time he assumed the role of governor of the Federal District (Mexico City). In his short term, he promoted the establishment of charities, improved local hospitals, and reformed the jails. When Napoleon III installed Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian as puppet emperor of Mexico in 1864, Don Manuel, a staunch Mexican patriot and liberal idealist, immigrated to France. He lived there through Maximilians fall in 1867 (h

Today's VIS image shows a small portion of Olympia Undae, a huge dune field that surrounds part of the north polar cap. This image was taken during summer and there is no frost on the dune forms. Orbit Number 71398 Latitude 80.9837 Longitude 139.963 Instrument VIS Captured 2018-01-18 01 56

This VIS image of Olympia Undae was collected during north polar summer. Olympia Undae is a vast dune field in the north polar region of Mars. It consists of a broad sand sea or erg that partly rings the north polar cap from about 120° to 240°E longitude and 78° to 83°N latitude. The dune field covers an area of approximately 470,000 km2 (bigger than California, smaller than Texas). Olympia Undae is the largest continuous dune field on Mars. Olympia Undae is not the only dune field near the north polar cap, several other smaller fields exist in the same latitude, but in other ranges of longitude, e.g. Abolos and Siton Undae. Barchan and transverse dune forms are the most common. In regions with limited available sand individual barchan dunes will form, the surface beneath and between the dunes is visible. In regions with large sand supplies, the sand sheet covers the underlying surface, and dune forms are found modifying the surface of the sand sheet. In this case transverse dunes are

This image shows the central part of the dune field on the floor of Russell Crater. The large ridge bends about 60 degrees from parallel to the right side of the image to angle towards the upper left corner. Russell Crater is located in Noachis Terra. A spectacular dune ridge and other dune forms on the crater floor have caused extensive imaging. The Odyssey spacecraft has spent over 15 years in orbit around Mars, circling the planet more than 69000 times. It holds the record for longest working spacecraft at Mars. THEMIS, the IR/VIS camera system, has collected data for the entire mission and provides images covering all seasons and lighting conditions. Over the years many features of interest have received repeated imaging, building up a suite of images covering the entire feature. From the deepest chasma to the tallest volcano, individual dunes inside craters and dune fields that encircle the north pole, channels carved by water and lava, and a variety of other feature, THEMIS has i

This extensive dune field in located on the floor of a large unnamed crater in Noachis Terra

This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows an ancient southern sea that used to sprawl out near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan. Within this basin is the largest present-day lake in Titan's southern hemisphere, Ontario Lacus.

This image, from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, is of the Michelangelo Quadrangle, which lies in Mercury's southern polar region. The Mercurian surface is heavily marred by numerous impact craters.

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