7 Fascinating images of solar system captured by NASA

Mars: Bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic seasonal planet in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope view taken on May 12, 2016, when Mars was 50 million miles from Earth.

Neptune: The pictures show several bright clouds, which are thought to be high above the main cloud deck and above much of the absorbing methane gas.

The sharpest view of Mars ever taken from Earth was obtained by the recently refurbished NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

Jupiter: The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded glory, is revisited by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in these latest images, taken on January 5-6, 2024, capturing both sides of the planet.

Mapped Surface of Venus: The Magellan mission mapped the surface of Venus with radar in the 1990s. The images gave the first global view of what was below Venus’ thick clouds.

Jupiter: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ultraviolet view of Jupiter.

A Saturnian Summer: Two of Saturn's icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom.

Red Planet, Mars: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars when it was just 34,648,840 miles (55,760,220 km) away