Handle-shaped Prominence
By: ESA/NASA/SOHO 52 users
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence taken on Sept. 14,1999 taken in the 304 angstrom wavelength - Prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma suspended in the Sun's hot, thin corona. At times, they can erupt, escaping the Sun's atmosphere...
Venus
By: NASA/JPL 51 users
The northern hemisphere is displayed in this global view of the surface of Venus. The north pole is at the center of the image, with 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees east longitudes at the 6, 3, 12, and 9 o'clock positions, respectively, of an imaginary clock face. Magellan synthetic aperture...
Lake Chaffey NSW
By: BlueQuoll 44 users
Lake Chaffey near Tamworth, NSW, Australia. Full page version. For more of my Australian themes, search for "Australia". Tags: australia, mountains, nature, scenic, peaceful, restful, outdoors, landscape, water, bluequoll
Au Petit Creux
By: Martin Suess 43 users
Chairs outside of a bistro in Paris called "Au Petit Creux".
Mars Odyssey All Stars: Bacolor Crater
By: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU 39 users
Bacolor Crater is a magnificent impact feature about 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide. The lines on the ejecta blanket surrounding the crater rim come from a surge of superheated gas and debris flying outward in the wake of the meteorite impact that made the crater. This view combines images taken during...