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Planetary Picture of the Day - Week of September 13, 2021

Planetary Picture of the Day - Week of September 13, 2021

Planetary Picture of the Day - Week of September 13. 2021

Planetary Picture of the Day

Week of September 13, 2021

Welcome to our weekly recap of our Planetary Picture of the Day (PPOD)!
Images from throughout our solar system, of Earth, Mars, Saturn and our Sun, seen from new perspectives.

 

Monday, September 13, 2021

UK and France from the ISS
Credit: NASA

Green and blue from above
The United Kingdom and northern France viewed from the International Space Station.

 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA

Video: Sun in amazing detail
These are the highest resolution observations ever made of our Sun. This is completely mesmerizing... Wow!

 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Saturn at night
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Mindaugas Macijauskas
Caption Credit: Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

Saturn at Night
This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded by Cassini's wide-angle camera only two days before its grand final plunge. Saturn's night will not be seen again until another spaceship from Earth calls.

 

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Mastcam
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Processing: Elisabetta Bonora & Marco Faccin / https://buff.ly/3lrc8tH

Mastcam captured this 360 panorama in the early morning at Gale crater, Mars
Here you can see "Maria Gordon Notch", the western wall of the narrow passage on Mount Sharp that interests the team. To view the full size panorama, go here:
https://buff.ly/3AgwEDz

 

Friday, September 17, 2021

Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Credit: Robert MacFarlane

Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Thingvellir National Park where Iceland splits in two.

 

 

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