#PPOD: This is a montage of New Horizons images of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, taken during the spacecraft’s Jupiter flyby in early 2007. The Jupiter image is an infrared color composite taken by the spacecraft’s near-infrared imaging spectrometer on Feb. 28, 2007. The infrared wavelengths used highlight variations in the altitude of the Jovian cloud tops, with blue denoting high-altitude clouds and hazes, and red indicating deeper clouds. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

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#PPOD: This is a montage of New Horizons images of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, taken during the spacecraft’s Jupiter flyby in early 2007. The Jupiter image is an infrared color composite taken by the spacecraft’s near-infrared imaging spectrometer on Feb. 28, 2007. The infrared wavelengths used highlight variations in the altitude of the Jovian cloud tops, with blue denoting high-altitude clouds and hazes, and red indicating deeper clouds. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

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#PPOD: Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune in 1989, flying by 4,950 km above its cloud tops. It is still the only spacecraft to have visited the planet! The mission revealed 6 new moons, rings, and geysers erupting from the moon Triton. This Voyager 2 image of Neptune, processed by Kevin Gill, was captured on Aug. 31, 1989. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill

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#PPOD: Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune in 1989, flying by 4,950 km above its cloud tops. It is still the only spacecraft to have visited the planet! The mission revealed 6 new moons, rings, and geysers erupting from the moon Triton. This Voyager 2 image of Neptune, processed by Kevin Gill, was captured on Aug. 31, 1989. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill

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#PPOD: This image shows a new impact crater on Mars that formed between July and September 2018. It's notable because it occurred in the seasonal southern ice cap and has apparently punched through it, creating a two-toned blast pattern. The impact hit the ice layer, and the tones of the blast pattern tell us the sequence. When an impactor hits the ground, the force is tremendous, like an explosion. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

#PPOD: This image shows a new impact crater on Mars that formed between July and September 2018. It's notable because it occurred in the seasonal southern ice cap and has apparently punched through it, creating a two-toned blast pattern. The impact hit the ice layer, and the tones of the blast pattern tell us the sequence. When an impactor hits the ground, the force is tremendous, like an explosion. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

#PPOD: NASA’s JWST observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower right corner of the image. The intricate features of the outflow, represented in a reddish-orange color, provide detailed clues about how young stars form and how their jet activity affects the surrounding environment. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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#PPOD: NASA’s JWST observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower right corner of the image. The intricate features of the outflow, represented in a reddish-orange color, provide detailed clues about how young stars form and how their jet activity affects the surrounding environment. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

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#PPOD: The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas ­– a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. Fittingly known as the “Necklace Nebula,” this planetary nebula is located 15,000 light-years away from Earth in the small, dim constellation of Sagitta (the Arrow). Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll

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#PPOD: The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas ­– a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions. Fittingly known as the “Necklace Nebula,” this planetary nebula is located 15,000 light-years away from Earth in the small, dim constellation of Sagitta (the Arrow). Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll

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#PPOD: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, eclipsing the Sun. It’s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the Martian surface. This image is a still taken from that video, which was shot in April 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI

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#PPOD: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, eclipsing the Sun. It’s the most zoomed-in, highest-frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the Martian surface. This image is a still taken from that video, which was shot in April 2022. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI

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#PPOD: During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about 1,500 kilometers above the moon, Io’s night side [left lobe] is illuminated by “Jupitershine,” which is sunlight reflected from the planet’s surface. Credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing: Emma Wälimäki © CC BY

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#PPOD: During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about 1,500 kilometers above the moon, Io’s night side [left lobe] is illuminated by “Jupitershine,” which is sunlight reflected from the planet’s surface. Credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Image processing: Emma Wälimäki © CC BY

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#PPOD: Mimas, Saturn's innermost large moon, is a small, icy world with a mean diameter of 396 kilometers. The icy moon is notable for its heavily cratered surface, particularly the massive Herschel crater, which gives it a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars franchise. This image was captured on January 30, 2017, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute / CICLOPS

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#PPOD: Mimas, Saturn's innermost large moon, is a small, icy world with a mean diameter of 396 kilometers. The icy moon is notable for its heavily cratered surface, particularly the massive Herschel crater, which gives it a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars franchise. This image was captured on January 30, 2017, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute / CICLOPS

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