Solar System Imagery
Planets, moons, and celestial bodies of our cosmic neighborhood
This collection features high-quality imagery of solar system bodies captured by various space missions. Images include planetary surfaces, atmospheric phenomena, moon landscapes, and compositional studies from NASA, ESA, and other space agencies.
Each image represents years of mission planning, spacecraft engineering, and scientific analysis. These photographs provide both aesthetic beauty and scientific value for understanding our solar system's formation and evolution.
Mercury - Cratered Surface
This view of Mercury shows the heavily cratered surface of our solar system's innermost planet. The lack of atmosphere has preserved impact features billions of years old.
Venus - Radar Surface Map
Radar mapping reveals Venus's surface beneath its thick atmosphere. The false-color image highlights volcanic features and impact structures across the planet's hostile terrain.
Earth - Blue Marble
This iconic view of Earth shows the African continent, the Arabian Peninsula, and Antarctica. Cloud patterns and ocean colors demonstrate Earth's dynamic atmosphere and hydrosphere.
Moon - Nearside View
The Moon's familiar nearside face showing major maria (dark plains), highland regions, and prominent craters including Tycho and Copernicus with their distinctive ray systems.
Mars - Valles Marineris
The vast canyon system of Valles Marineris stretches over 4,000 km across Mars's equatorial region. This natural-color mosaic reveals layered terrain and evidence of ancient water erosion.
Jupiter - Great Red Spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a massive anticyclonic storm larger than Earth, dominates this view. Complex cloud band structures and turbulent interactions showcase the gas giant's dynamic atmosphere.
Europa - Icy Surface
Jupiter's moon Europa displays a cracked, icy surface suggesting a subsurface ocean. Linear features and chaotic terrain indicate tectonic activity driven by tidal heating.
Saturn - Ring System
Saturn's magnificent ring system spans over 280,000 km but is remarkably thin. This natural-color image reveals subtle color variations and the Cassini Division separating major ring sections.
Titan - Methane World
Saturn's largest moon Titan is the only moon with a substantial atmosphere. Infrared imaging penetrates the hazy atmosphere to reveal surface features including possible methane lakes.
Uranus - Ice Giant
The ice giant Uranus displays a pale blue-green color from atmospheric methane. Its extreme axial tilt causes unusual seasons, with each pole experiencing 42 years of continuous sunlight or darkness.
Neptune - Dark Spot System
Neptune's deep blue atmosphere contains the fastest winds in the solar system. This image captures the Great Dark Spot, a storm system similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, with companion bright clouds.
Pluto - Heart of Ice
Pluto's iconic heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio reveals a geologically active world. The smooth nitrogen ice plains of Sputnik Planitia contrast with heavily cratered highland regions.
Comet 67P - Rubber Duck
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's distinctive two-lobed shape reveals its structure and composition. Surface jets release dust and gas as the comet approaches the Sun.
Asteroid Bennu - Rubble Pile
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu's rugged surface is covered with boulders ranging from meters to tens of meters. This carbonaceous asteroid provides insights into the early solar system.
Io - Volcanic Moon
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Tidal heating from Jupiter's gravity creates sulfur-rich eruptions that constantly resurface the moon.
Enceladus - Ice Geysers
Saturn's moon Enceladus shoots jets of ice particles from its south polar region, suggesting a subsurface ocean. These plumes contain water vapor, salts, and organic compounds.
Attribution Note
All images on this page are from NASA, ESA, or partner agencies. NASA imagery is generally public domain in the United States. When using these images, please maintain attribution to the source listed in each caption.