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One day in the solar system: Here are a few views captured – today – by

@NASA

spacecraft. 🛰📸🧵 This is the Moon and the distant crescent Earth as seen today by the

@NASA_Orion

spacecraft during the #Artemis I mission. nasa.gov/artemis

The Orion spacecraft appears on the left, and the nearby, crescent, cratered Moon in the center, along with the distant crescent Earth, all washed in glare from the Sun, which is outside of the frame just below

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These are hills on Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater, Mars as seen today by the

@MarsCuriosity

rover. Curiosity's robotic "hand" appears in the foreground. mars.nasa.gov/msl

Black-and-white view of a desert landscape. In the foreground, the complex machinery of instruments at the end of the rover's robotic arm can be seen. In the background, rounded, layered hills amid a rocky terrain.

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Part of an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater, Mars, as seen today by the

@NASAPersevere

rover. mars.nasa.gov/mars2020

A black-and-white view of a vast desert landscape. Rocks and small dunes in the foreground, a butte of layered rock in the background.

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The Sun as seen today in ultraviolet light by

@NASASun

's Solar Dynamics Observatory in Earth orbit. sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov

Full-disk view of the Sun presented in shades of bright gold, with the mottled surface and thin, bright filaments of plasma looping from the surface visible.

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The Pacific Ocean as seen today from

@Space_Station

eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ES Learn about

@NASAEarth

's many missions to observe our home planet: nasa.gov/earth

Open blue ocean and clouds seen from above, with part of the International Space Station visible in the corner of the image.

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NASA's Johnson Space Center

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Ride along with NASA as we explore the solar system at

solarsystem.nasa.gov

Home – NASA Solar System Exploration

NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.

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Some days I wonder why I even bother with this hellsite. Then I login and see images like these. 💖 Thank you for the perspective,

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Aka lake of fire

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