A Double Ringed Basin on Mercury
NASA - Noctis Labyrinthus
via nasa.gov
Noctis Labyrinthus
Layers in the lower portion of two neighboring buttes within the Noctis Labyrinthus formation on Mars are visible in this image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Welcome Back Sunspots
Sunspots have returned at last, after a worryingly dormant solar minimum.
To celebrate, here are four current solar pictures from"NASA's Solar And Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).
They're the sun at 304 Angstrom, 171 Angstrom, 195 Angstrom and 204 Angstrom.
via io9.com
Cassini Equinox Mission: A Feast for the Eyes
Giant Propeller in A the Ring
An unusually large, bright feature called a propeller is seen smack in the middle of this ring image.
An unusually large, bright feature called a propeller is seen smack in the middle of this ring image.
Propellers are caused by a small moon (not visible here) disturbing the ring particles.
Tabun Khara Obo
In southeastern Mongolia, roughly halfway between Ulaanbaatar and Beijing, is an ancient crater, called Tabun Khara Obo.
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