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Planetary Picture of the Day - Week of September 20, 2021

Sep 28, 2021

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Planetary Picture of the Day

Week of September 20, 2021

These images from Mars, Jupiter, Earth and the Needle Galaxy put the beauty of the universe on display.

Monday, September 20, 2021

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

PPOD Jupiter Clouds — Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

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.