Gallery: Space Photos of the Week: Milky Way Dazzles in Zodiacal Light

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    This photo of the center of the Milky Way showcases zodiacal light, when sunlight is scattered by the disc of dust surrounding the inner solar system.
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    This image shows an impact crater on Mars. The bluish gullies are likely recent deposits, fewer than a few decades old.
  • This image shows four dusty strands of Saturns F ring photographed from 122000 miles away from the planet.
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    This image shows four dusty strands of Saturn’s F ring, photographed from 122,000 miles away from the planet.
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    This image shows several types of celestial bodies: spiral galaxies with arms curving out from a bright center, less defined elliptical galaxies, very hot bright blue stars, and cooler reddish stars.
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    This image of Bermuda was taken at 32.3 degrees north, 64.8 degrees west by ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer), which has spatial resolution of 50 to 300 feet.
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    In this composite image, Jupiter is in the center, alongside three of its moons: from left, Callisto, Io, and Ganymede.
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