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In 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft tracked a large, oval-shaped storm called the called the 'Great Dark Spot' (similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter). In 1994 when NASA's Hubble Space Telescope imaged the planet, no sign of the Great Dark Spot could be seen. Image Credit: NASA/JPL. For more information and to become involved with the new site go here
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 04, 2011
NASA has made available for the public a new online collection of images of our solar system and locations on Earth where astrobiology researchers travel to conduct field research.

Called "From Earth to the Solar System," or FETTSS, the images showcase the excitement of planetary exploration and the journey to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system, and the search for life elsewhere. Images may be downloaded and displayed with the proper photo credit.

The site is a collaboration between NASA Ames Research Center's Astrobiology Institute in Moffett Field, Calif., and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. The collection is being released to celebrate NASA's Year of the Solar System - a time of unprecedented planetary science mission activity. The celebration runs from October 2010 through August 2012.

The online collection will allow interested individuals, groups and organizations to plan their own solar system exhibits. A NASA-sponsored traveling version of the collection is planned for display at several U.S. locations.

This summer, the exhibit will be featured at various locations around the world. These exhibitions are made possible through a partnership with the National Center for Earth and Space Science's "Voyage National Program," Capitol Heights, Md.

For more information and to become involved with the new site go here



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