Skip to main content
Home
GetPic

User account menu

  • Log in
  • English
  • Russian
  • Испанский

Welcome to the collection of images dedicated to the fascinating satellites that surround various celestial bodies! These cosmic objects are either natural or artificial bodies that exist near planets, stars, and other astronomical entities. In this collection, you will find a variety of photographs of satellites that are perfect for educational and scientific purposes.

Natural satellites, such as the Moon, which orbits around the Earth, lead to fantastic astronomical phenomena like eclipses and tides. These satellites can have complex surfaces covered with craters, mountains, and plains, creating unique characteristics for each object. For example, Jupiter's satellites, such as Europa and Io, are distinguished by their icy caps and volcanic activity.

Artificial satellites encompass a wide range of technologies, from geostationary to polar, and provide communication, navigation, and atmospheric research. To illustrate their sizes and shapes, you can find photographs of rocket launches as well as images of the satellites themselves in open space.

Satellites, like their surroundings, are subject to the influence of various factors like solar winds, gravitational forces, and radiation, which reflect the dynamics of their existence. This collection features satellites at different times of the year, when they may be covered in ice or subjected to solar radiation, creating unique textures and forms on their surfaces.

By studying images of satellites, you will gain a deeper understanding of their physical structure, composition, and functions within our solar system. Each satellite is a unique chapter in the history of space, full of mysteries and secrets waiting to be uncovered.

Satellites

Fantastic cosmic landscape with a bright sun and strange formations on the surface
Cosmic Landscape with a Bright Sun and Planets