Planetary Picture of the Day
Week of September 20, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
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Beautifully overcast sky at Gale crater on Mars.
This image was captured by the Curiosity rover as she ascends Mount Sharp. What a landscape!
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Bioluminescence on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Photographer Mart Stewart captured this gorgeous shot of bioluminescence off the coast of Oregon last summer.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Clouds and storms swirl on Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft collected the data for this image using the spacecraft's JunoCam imager during a flyby on July 11, 2017.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Threading the Needle
Pictured here is NGC 4565, which for obvious reasons is also called the Needle Galaxy. First spotted in 1785 by Uranus' discoverer, Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), this is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy and is located some 30 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair). It displays a bright yellowish central bulge that juts out above most impressive dust lanes.
Friday, September 24, 2021
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(Interactive) Video: Mars 360
NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Sol 3225 (September 1, 2021).
Source images credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS
