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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, a standard part of Shuttle launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. KSC-02pd1926

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, a standard part of Shuttle launch preparation... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sharing a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities are (left) Commander Rick Husband and (right) Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the first Israeli astronaut). The TCDT also includes a simulated launch countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. . KSC-02pd1979

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sharing a humorous moment on Launch Pad ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sharing a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities are (left) Commander Rick Husband and (right) Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew share a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. From left are Commander Rick Husband, Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the first Israeli astronaut), Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Mission Specialists Lauarel Clark and David Brown; in the foreground (back to camera) is Payload Commander Michael Anderson. The TCDT also includes a simulated launch countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. . KSC-02pd1975

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew share a humorous moment ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew share a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. From left are Commander Rick Husband, Payload Specialist Ilan Ra... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at KSC, STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson (center) and Pilot William "Willie" McCool (right) talk with Robert Hanley, who is mission lead with the Vehicle Integration Test team from Houston. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences. Launch of Columbia is targeted for Jan. 16 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. KSC-03pd0052

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at KSC, STS-107 Payl...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their arrival at KSC, STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson (center) and Pilot William "Willie" McCool (right) talk with Robert Hanley, who is mission lead with the Vehi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson completes suit check prior to Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown at the pad. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. . KSC-02pd1962

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anders...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson completes suit check prior to Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown at the pad. ST... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a few comments after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Other crew members are Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, and Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark. Ramon is the first Israeli astronaut to fly on a Shuttle mission. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences. Launch of Columbia is targeted for Jan. 16 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. KSC-03pd0053

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a few comments after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Other crew members are Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Co... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in the slidewire basket on the launch pad are (left to right) STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Payload Commander Michael Anderson and Mission Specialist Laurel Clark. The crew is taking part in a simulated launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. . KSC-02pd1994

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in the slidewire basket on the la...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sitting in the slidewire basket on the launch pad are (left to right) STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Payload Commander Michael Anderson and Mission Specialist Laurel Clark. ... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

LINDSAY COLLOQUIUM ( DR. DRAKE DEMING )

LINDSAY COLLOQUIUM ( DR. DRAKE DEMING )

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING RECEIVES THE LINDSAY AWARD FROM LORI LESHIN AND DOLLY PERKINS IN BUILDING 3 AUDITORIUM GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. To recognize the Go... More

Nancy Roman, Space Poineer, NASA history, Goddard space flight center

Nancy Roman, Space Poineer, NASA history, Goddard space flight center

Description: (1962) Dr. Nancy Roman, one of the nations top scientists in the space program, is shown with a model of the Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO). ..Roman received her PhD in astronomy from the Univers... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

LINDSAY COLLOQUIUM ( DR. DRAKE DEMING )

LINDSAY COLLOQUIUM ( DR. DRAKE DEMING )

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING RECEIVES THE LINDSAY AWARD FROM LORI LESHIN AND DOLLY PERKINS IN BUILDING 3 AUDITORIUM GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. To recognize the Go... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

PORTRAIT OF DR. DRAKE DEMING WINNER OF 2007 LINDSAY AWARD.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: DR. DRAKE DEMING PORTRAIT FOR THE LINDSAY AWARD. To recognize the Goddard employee who best exhibits the qualities of broad scientific accomplishments i... More

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-XI - MISC. EXPERIMENTS - MSC

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-XI - MISC. EXPERIMENTS - MSC

S66-05515 (2 June 1966) --- Gemini-11 Experiment S-9 Nuclear Emulsion. This experiment will be used to study the cosmic radiation incident on Earth's atmosphere, to obtain detailed chemical composition of the h... More

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - MISC. EXPERIMENTS - MSC

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - MISC. EXPERIMENTS - MSC

S66-02611 (22 March 1966) --- Gemini-11 Experiment S-13 Ultraviolet Astronomical Camera. It will be used to test the techniques of ultraviolet photography under vacuum conditions and obtain ultraviolet radiatio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers, exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. Leading the way are Pilot William "Willie" McCool (left) and Commander Rick Husband (right). Following in the second row are Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla (left) and Laurel Clark; in the rear are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Payload Commander Michael Anderson and Mission Specialist David Brown. Ramon is the first astronaut from Israel to fly on a Shuttle. The 16-day mission is devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:39 a.m. EST. [Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews] KSC-03pd0109

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers, exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. Leading the way are Pilot William "Willie" McCool (... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson gets help with his launch and entry suit from the Closeout Crew in the White Room. The environmentally controlled chamber is mated to Space Shuttle Columbia for entry into the Shuttle. Behind him is Pilot William "Willie" McCool. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:39 a.m. EST. KSC-03pp0147

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Ander...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson gets help with his launch and entry suit from the Closeout Crew in the White Room. The environmentally controlled chamber is mated to Sp... More

Marjorie Townsend and SAS-1. NASA public domain image colelction.

Marjorie Townsend and SAS-1. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description: (December 2, 1970) Marjorie Townsend discusses the X-ray Explorer Satellite's performance with a colleague during preflight tests at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Townsend, a Washington DC na... More

Earth and Moon as Viewed by Mariner 10

Earth and Moon as Viewed by Mariner 10

Description Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973, 12:45 am PST, from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas/Centaur rocket (a reconditioned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - ICBM). Within 12 hours of launch the t... More

Mercury At Closest Approach, NASA/JPL Mercury project images

Mercury At Closest Approach, NASA/JPL Mercury project images

Description (March 29, 1974) Taken only minutes after Mariner 10 made its closest approach to the planet Mercury on March 29, this is one of the highest resolution pictures obtained during the mission. Craters ... More

Venus, NASA/JPL Mercury project images

Venus, NASA/JPL Mercury project images

Description (1974) This picture of Venus was captured by the Mariner 10 spacecraft during its approach to the planet in early 1974. Taken with the spacecraft's imaging system using an ultraviolet filter, the pi... More

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/24/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/24/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/24/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/24/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Voyager 2 Launch, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Voyager 2 Launch, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(August 20, 1977) Voyager 2 was launched August 20, 1977, sixteen days before Voyager 1 aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket. Their different flight trajectories caused Voyager 2 to arrive at Jupiter four months later... More

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH H SCHWARTZ AND B LUBARSKY

VISIT BY UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE SCIE...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/14/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Space Science. NASA public domain image colelction.

Space Science. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31 since it is the 31st object on Messier's list of diffuse sky objects, is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. Our galaxy is thought to look much like And... More

Jupiter System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Jupiter System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(March 1979) Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their re... More

Voyager 1 Image of Ganymede. NASA public domain image colelction.

Voyager 1 Image of Ganymede. NASA public domain image colelction.

(March 4, 1979) Voyager 1 took this picture of Ganymede from a distance of 1.6 million miles. Ganymede is Jupiter's largest satellite with a radius of approximately 2600 kilometers, about 1.5 times that of Eart... More

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(March 1, 1979) As Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter, it captured this photo of the Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (high- pressure) storm on Jupiter that can be likened to the worst hurricanes o... More

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant planet in this photo returned Jan 17, 1979 from a distance of 29 million miles (47 million kilometers). The satellite's shadow can be seen falling on the face of Jupiter at left. Io is traveling from left to right in its one-and-three-quarter-day orbit around Jupiter. Even from this great distance the image of Io shows dark poles and bright equatorial region. Voyager 1 will make its closest approach to Jupiter 174, 000 miles (280,000 kilometer) on March 5. It will then continue to Saturn in November 1980. This color photo was assembled at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab from three black and white images taken through filters. The Voyagers are managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (JPL Ref: P-20946C) ARC-1979-AC79-0143-4

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant plane...

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant planet in this photo returned Jan 17, 1979 from a distance of 29 million miles (47 million kilometers). The satellite's shadow can be seen fallin... More

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet Jupiter on Jan 24, while still more than 25 million miles (40 million kilometers) away. As the spacecraft draws closer to the planet (about 1 million kilometers a day) more details are emergng in the turbulent clouds. The Great Red Spot shows prominently below center, surrounded by what scientists call a remarkably complex region of the giant planet's atmosphere. An elongated yellow cloud within the Great Red Spot is swirling around the spot's interior boundary in a counterclockwise direction with a period of a little less than six days, confirming the whirlpool-like circulation that astronomers have suspected from ground-based photographs. Ganymede, Jupiter's largest satellite, can be seen to the lower left of the planet. Ganymede is a planet-sized body larger than Mercury. This color photo was assembled at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab from there black and white images taken through filters. The Voyagers are managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (ref: P-20945C Mission Image 1-9) ARC-1979-AC79-0143-3

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet ...

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet Jupiter on Jan 24, while still more than 25 million miles (40 million kilometers) away. As the spacecraft draws closer to the planet (about ... More

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

On February 5, 1979, Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter since early 1974 and 1975 when Pioneers 10 and 11 made their voyages to Jupiter and beyond. Voyager 1 completed its Jupiter encounter in early... More

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million miles) from the planet at the time. The inner-most large satellite, Io, can be seen against Jupiter's disk. Io is distinguished by its bright, brown-yellow surface. To the right of Jupiter is the satellite Europa, also very bright but with fainter surface markings. The darkest satellite, Callisto (still nearly twice as bright as Earth's Moon), is barely visible at the bottom left of the picture. Callisto shows a bright patch in its northern hemisphere. All tThree orbit Jupiter in the equatorial plane, and appear in their present position because Voyageris above the plane. All three satellites show the same face to Jupiter always -- just as Earth's Moon always shows us the same face. In this photo we see the sides of the satellites that always face away from the planet. Jupiter's colorfully banded atmosphere displays complex patterns highlighted by the Great Red Spot, a large, circulating atmospheric disturbance. This photo was assembled from three black and white negatives by the Image Processing Lab at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL manages and controls the Voyage Project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (ref: P-21083) ARC-1969-AC79-0164-2

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its ...

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million mi... More

This mosaic of Jupiter was assembled from nine individual photos taken through an orange filter by Voyager 1 on Feb. 6, 1979, when the spacecraft was 4.7 million miles (7.8 million kilometers) from Jupiter. Distortion of the mosaic, especially where portions of the limb have been fitted together, is caused by rotation of the planet during the 96-second intervals between individual pictures. The large atmospheric feature just below and to the right of center is the Great Red Spot. The complex structure of the cloud formations seen over the entire planet gives some hint of the equally complex motions in the Voyager 1 time-lapse photography. The smallest atomospheric features seen in this view are approximately 85 miles (140 kilometers) across. Voyager project is managed and controlled by Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science. (JPL ref. No. P-21146) ARC-1979-A79-7029

This mosaic of Jupiter was assembled from nine individual photos taken...

This mosaic of Jupiter was assembled from nine individual photos taken through an orange filter by Voyager 1 on Feb. 6, 1979, when the spacecraft was 4.7 million miles (7.8 million kilometers) from Jupiter. Di... More

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and 3, 1979, when Voyager 1 was about 31 million kilometers (19.4 million miles) from Jupiter. The pictures were taken one Jupiter rotation apart, and that together they depict four days in the life of the centuries-old Red Spot. The pictures clearly demonstrate changes in circulation around the Red Spot during the 40-hour period. The photos were taken through a blue filter. Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Voyager project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (JPL ref. No. P-21148) ARC-1979-AC79-7008

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and ...

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and 3, 1979, when Voyager 1 was about 31 million kilometers (19.4 million miles) from Jupiter. The pictures were taken one Jupiter rotation apa... More

This photo of Callisto, outermost of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was taken a few minutes after midnight (PST) Feb. 25 by Voyager 1. The distance to Callisto was 8,023,000 kilometers (4.98 million miles). The hemisphere in this picture shows a fairly uniform surface dotted with brighter spots that are up to several hundred kilometers across. Scientists believe the spots may be impact craters but higher-resolution photos will be necessary before the features can be interpreted. Callisto is about the same size as the planet Mercury--about 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) in diameter. Callisto is less massive than Mercury, however, giving it a density less than twice that of water. Scientists believe Callisto, therefore, is composed of a mixture of rock and ice (up to about 50 percent by weight). Its surface is darker than those of the other Galilean satellites, but is still about twice as bright as Earth's Moon. This black-and-white photo was taken through a violet filter. Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages and controls the Voyager project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (JPL ref. No. P-21149) ARC-1979-A79-7027

This photo of Callisto, outermost of Jupiter's four Galilean satellite...

This photo of Callisto, outermost of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was taken a few minutes after midnight (PST) Feb. 25 by Voyager 1. The distance to Callisto was 8,023,000 kilometers (4.98 million miles... More

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and 3, 1979, when Voyager 1 was about 31 million kilometers (19.4 million miles) from Jupiter. The pictures were taken one Jupiter rotation apart, so that together they depict four days in the life of the centuries-old Red Spot. The pictures clearly demonstrate changes in circulation around the Red Spot during the 40-hour period. The photos were taken through a blue filter. Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Voyager project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (JPL ref. No. P-21148) ARC-1979-A79-7028

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and ...

These four pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot were taken Feb. 2 and 3, 1979, when Voyager 1 was about 31 million kilometers (19.4 million miles) from Jupiter. The pictures were taken one Jupiter rotation ap... More

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

Voyager 1 passed the Saturnian system in November 1980; nine months later Voyager 2 passed through this same system. The ensuing scientific discoveries were unprecedented with regards to the rings around Saturn... More

OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE (OSS)-1 PAYLOAD - KSC

OFFICE OF SPACE SCIENCE (OSS)-1 PAYLOAD - KSC

Views OSS-1 Payload Pallet, vehicle changing and potential experiment being checked out by technicians after its arrival at the Operations & Checkout (O&C) Bldg., 09/18/1981, for the STS-3 Mission ... More

S03-24-186 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-186 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-23-158 - STS-003 - RMS arm deployed above dark PLB with orbiter in nose-to-sun thermal attitude

S03-23-158 - STS-003 - RMS arm deployed above dark PLB with orbiter in...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm is deployed above dark payload bay (PLB). Orbiter has its nose toward the sun, its attitude fixed with respect to th... More

S03-31-286 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) doors close over OSS-1 pallet

S03-31-286 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) doors close over OSS-1 pallet

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) doors and latches close over remote manipulator system (RMS) arm stowed on port side longeron and Office of Space Science (OSS) 1 unpr... More

S03-22-138 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-138 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-24-190 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-190 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-24-192 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-192 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed and right door closing but slightly... More

S03-31-287 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) doors close over OSS-1 pallet

S03-31-287 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) doors close over OSS-1 pallet

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) doors and latches close over remote manipulator system (RMS) arm stowed on port side longeron and Office of Space Science (OSS) 1 unpr... More

S03-24-197 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-197 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-26-276 - STS-003 - Vertical tail and OMS pods with sunrise in background

S03-26-276 - STS-003 - Vertical tail and OMS pods with sunrise in back...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbiter vertical tail and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods documented with sunrise in the background from the aft flight deck viewing windows. Ther... More

S03-24-194 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-194 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-19-012 - STS-003 - Overall view of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-19-012 - STS-003 - Overall view of payload bay taken from the aft ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall view of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft). In the foreground is the Office... More

S03-24-188 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-188 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-24-191 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-191 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed and right door closing but slightly... More

S03-26-277 - STS-003 - Vertical tail and OMS pods with sunrise in background

S03-26-277 - STS-003 - Vertical tail and OMS pods with sunrise in back...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbiter vertical tail and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods documented with sunrise in the background from the aft flight deck viewing windows. Ther... More

S03-24-200 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-200 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-24-193 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-193 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed and right door closing but slightly... More

S03-22-135 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-135 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-24-195 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-195 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-19-014 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-19-014 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft). In the foreground is the Offic... More

S03-22-133 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-133 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-24-198 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-198 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-19-022 - STS-003 - RMS deployed above payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-19-022 - STS-003 - RMS deployed above payload bay taken from the a...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Remote manipulator system (RMS) deployed above port side longeron and payload bay (PLB) mounted Office of Space Science (OSS)-1 unpressurized u-shaped S... More

S03-24-199 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-199 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-22-134 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-134 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-24-196 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-196 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-26-279 - STS-003 - Vertical tail, OMS pods, payload bay (PLB) with sunrise in background

S03-26-279 - STS-003 - Vertical tail, OMS pods, payload bay (PLB) with...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sun rises behind orbiter vertical tail, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and payload bay with remote manipulator system (RMS) arm stowed on port s... More

S03-24-187 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-187 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-22-137 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-137 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-26-278 - STS-003 - Vertical tail,OMS pods,payload bay (PLB) with sunrise in background

S03-26-278 - STS-003 - Vertical tail,OMS pods,payload bay (PLB) with s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Blurred view of the Sun rising behind orbiter vertical tail, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and payload bay with remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-24-201 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-201 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door reopening. Remote manipulator system (RMS)... More

S03-19-021 - STS-003 - RMS deployed above payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-19-021 - STS-003 - RMS deployed above payload bay taken from the a...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Remote manipulator system (RMS) deployed above port side longeron and payload bay (PLB) mounted Office of Space Science (OSS)-1 unpressurized u-shaped S... More

S03-19-015 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-19-015 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft). In the foreground is the Offic... More

S03-24-189 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures

S03-24-189 - STS-003 - Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing proced...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload bay (PLB) door opening / closing procedures taken from aft viewing windows looking aft show left door closed. Remote manipulator system (RMS) ar... More

S03-22-132 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-132 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

S03-26-280 - STS-003 - Vertical tail,OMS pods,payload bay (PLB) with sunrise in background

S03-26-280 - STS-003 - Vertical tail,OMS pods,payload bay (PLB) with s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sun rises behind orbiter vertical tail, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and payload bay with remote manipulator system (RMS) arm stowed on port s... More

S03-22-136 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft flight deck viewing windows

S03-22-136 - STS-003 - Overall views of payload bay taken from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall views of payload bay (PLB) with PLB doors open (fixed radiator panels visible) documented from the aft flight deck viewing windows (looking aft)... More

Uranus, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Uranus, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(1986) This computer enhancement of a Voyager 2 image, emphasizes the high-level haze in Uranus' upper atmosphere. Clouds are obscured by the overlying atmosphere. JPL manages and controls the Voyager project f... More

Neptune False Color Image of Haze

Neptune False Color Image of Haze

Description This false color photograph of Neptune was made from Voyager 2 images taken through three filters: blue, green, and a filter that passes light at a wavelength that is absorbed by methane gas. Thus, ... More

NASA Neptune from Voyager 2, Voyager Project

NASA Neptune from Voyager 2, Voyager Project

Description: This picture of Neptune was produced from the last whole planet images taken through the green and orange filters on the Voyager 2 narrow angle camera. The images were taken at a range of 4.4 milli... More

Detail of Triton, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Detail of Triton, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(August 24, 1989) This color photo of Neptune's large satellite Triton was obtained on Aug. 24 1989 at a range of 530,000 kilometers (330,000 miles). The resolution is about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), sufficien... More

Photo by Voyager 2 (JPL) During August 16 and 17, 1989, the Voyager 2 narrow-angle camera was used to photograph Neptune almost continuously, recording approximately two and one-half rotations of the planet. These images represent the most complete set of full disk Neptune images that the spacecraft will acquire. This picture from the sequence shows two of the four cloud features which have been tracked by the Voyager cameras during the past two months. The large dark oval near the western limb (the left edge) is at a latitude of 22 degrees south and circuits Neptune every 18.3 hours. The bright clouds immediately to the south and east of this oval are seen to substantially change their appearances in periods as short as four hours. The second dark spot, at 54 degrees south latitude near the terminator (lower right edge), circuits Neptune every 16.1 hours. This image has been processed to enchance the visibility of small features, at some sacrifice of color fidelity. The Voyager Mission is conducted by JPL for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications. (JPL Ref: A-34611 Voyager 2-N29) ARC-1989-AC89-7001

Photo by Voyager 2 (JPL) During August 16 and 17, 1989, the Voyager 2 ...

Photo by Voyager 2 (JPL) During August 16 and 17, 1989, the Voyager 2 narrow-angle camera was used to photograph Neptune almost continuously, recording approximately two and one-half rotations of the planet. Th... More

Voyager II Imagery - Neptune: This image of clouds in Neptune's atmosphere is the first that tests the accuracy of the weather forecast that was made eight days earlier to select targets for the Voyager narrow-angle camera. Three of the four targeted features are visible in this photograph; all three are close to their predicted locations. The Great Dark Spot with its bright white companion is slightly to the left of center. The small bright Scooter is below and to the left, and the second dark spot with its bright core is below the Scooter. Strong eastward winds -- up to 400 mph -- cause the second dark spot to overtake and pass the larger one every five days. The spacecraft was 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles) from the planet at the time of camera shuttering, and the images use the orange, green and clear filters of the camera. The Voyager Mission is conducted by JPL for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications. (JPL ref P-34632 Voyager 2 N-32C) ARC-1989-AC89-7010

Voyager II Imagery - Neptune: This image of clouds in Neptune's atmosp...

Voyager II Imagery - Neptune: This image of clouds in Neptune's atmosphere is the first that tests the accuracy of the weather forecast that was made eight days earlier to select targets for the Voyager narrow-... More

Voyager II Imagery; Neptune. This bulls-eye view of Neptune's small dark spot (D2) was obtained by Voyager 2's narrow-angle camera , when Neptune was within 1.1 million km (680,000 miles) of the planet. The smallest structures that can be seen are 20 km (12 miles) across. This unplanned photograph was obtained when the infrared spectrograph was mapping the the highest-resolution view of the feature taken during the flyby. Banding surrounding the feature indicates unseen strong winds, while structues within the bright spot suggest both active upwelling of clouds and rotation about the center. A rotation rate has not yet been measured, but the v-shaped structure near the right edge of the bright area indicates that the spot rotates clockwise. Unlike the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, which rotates counterclockwise, if the D2 spot on Neptune rotates clockwise, the material will be descending in the dark oval region. The fact that infrared data will yield temperature information about the region above the clouds makes this observation especially valuable. The Voyager Mission is conducted by JPL for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applicaitons. (JPL ref: P-34749 Voyager N-71) taken during the flyby. Banding surrounding the feature indicates unseen strong winds, while structures within the bright spot suggest both active upwelling of clouds and rotation about the center. A rotation rate has not yest been measured, but the Vv-sphped ARC-1989-A89-7058

Voyager II Imagery; Neptune. This bulls-eye view of Neptune's small da...

Voyager II Imagery; Neptune. This bulls-eye view of Neptune's small dark spot (D2) was obtained by Voyager 2's narrow-angle camera , when Neptune was within 1.1 million km (680,000 miles) of the planet. The sma... More

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

Voyager 2 was the first spacecraft to observe the planet Neptune and its two satellites: Triton, the largest, and Nereid. The most obvious feature of the planet is its blue color, the result of methane in the a... More

Voyager II Imagery, Neptune: This is one of the most detailed views of the surface of Triton taken by Voyager 2 on its flyby of the large satellite of Neptune early in the morning of August 25, 1989. The picture was stored on the tape recorder and relayed to Earth later. Taken from a distanT ce of only 40,000 km (25, 000 miles), the frame is about 220 kilometers (140 miles) across and shows details as small as 750 meters (0.5 miles). Most of the area is covered by a peculiar landscape of roughly circular depressions separated by rugged ridges. This type of terrain, which covers large tracts of Triton's northern hemisphere, is unlike anything seen elsewhere in the solar system. The depressions are probably not impact craters: They are too similar in size and too regularly spaced. Their origin is still unknown, but may involve local melting and collapse of the icy surface. A conspicuous set of grooves and ridges cuts across the landscape, indicating fracturing and deformation of Triton's surface. The rarity of impact craters suggests a young surface by solar-system standards, probably less than a few billion years old. The Voyager Mission is conducted by JPL for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications. (JPL ref: P-34722 Voyager N-60 ) ARC-1989-AC89-7055

Voyager II Imagery, Neptune: This is one of the most detailed views of...

Voyager II Imagery, Neptune: This is one of the most detailed views of the surface of Triton taken by Voyager 2 on its flyby of the large satellite of Neptune early in the morning of August 25, 1989. The pictur... More

Neptune Full Disk View, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Neptune Full Disk View, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(April 2, 1990) This picture of Neptune was produced from the last whole planet images taken through the green and orange filters on the Voyager 2 narrow angle camera. The images were taken at a range of 4.4 mi... More

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