RPIF - Sources of Planetary Photography - Lunar and Planetary Photography

NASA has established 16 Planetary Image Facilities located throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Their primary purpose is to provide scientists, students and the general public access to a vast amount of lunar and planetary photographs that would otherwise be costly and time-consuming to obtain.

University of Arizona
RPIF, Lunar and Planetary Lab
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-4861

Brown University
RPIF, Box 1846
Department of Geological Sciences
Providence, RI 02912-1846
(401) 863-3243

Cornell University
SPIF
317 Space Sciences Building
Ithaca, NY 14885
(607) 255-3833

University of Hawaii
RPIF, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics
Planetary Geoscience Division
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-3131

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
RPIF, MS 202-101
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 354-3343

Lunar and Planetary Institute
Center for Information Research Services
3600 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77058-1113
(713) 486-2136

Smithsonian Institution
RPIF, Room 3773
National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC. 20560
(202) 357-1457

U.S. Geological Survey
RPIF, Branch of Astrogeologic Studies
2255 N. Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 556-7264

Washington University
RPIF, Box 1169
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
(314) 935-5679

Branch Facility:
Arizona State University
Space Photography Lab
Department of Geology
Box 871404
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
(480) 965-7029

Foreign Facilities:

Southern Europe Regional Planetary Image Facility
CNR Instituto Astrofisica Spaziale
Via del Fosso de Cavaliere. 100
Rome. ITALY 00133

Regional Planetary Image Facility
Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration
Deutsche Zentrum Fur Luftand Raumbahrt
Rutherfordstrz, Berlin GERMANY 12489

Regional Planetary Image Facility
University of London Observatory
Gower Street
London WCIE 6BT ENGLAND

Phototheque Planetaire d'Orsay
Laboratoire de Geologie Dynamique de la Terre et des Planetes
Department des Sciences de la Terre
Universite Paris-Sud
Batiment 509
F-91 405 Orsay Cedex, FRANCE

Regional Planetary Image Facility
Department of Physical Sciences
University of Oulu
Oulu, FINLAND FIN-90014

Regional Planetary Image Facility
Institute of Space and Astronomical Sciences
3-1-1 Yoshinodai
Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 229, JAPAN

NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE DATA CENTER (NSSDC)

NSSDC is the repository for all lunar and planetary photographic products and can provide copies in almost any form. Request NSSDC Data Listing for a general summary of the data they provide and ordering information.

NSSDC
Code 633
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301) 286-6695

NASA AUDIO VISUAL DEPARTMENT

The Audio Visual department keeps a file of NASA Press Release photos that are available to the media free of charge. Photos for private use are available for a fee.

NASA Audio Visual Department
Code PMD
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

GPO sells NASA educational and informational publications that are designed to meet the needs of educators, students, and the public.

Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402

Hubble Space Telescope

Since its deployment from the Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1990, the Space Telescope has afforded us many spectacular views of distant galaxies, quasars, and gaseous nebulae. It has also given us a look at planets in our own solar system including the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter.

Sources:

Finley-Holiday Film Corp.
PO Box 619
Whittier, CA 90608
(800) 345-6707

Provides slide sets and video tape. Call for ordering information.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 337-1100

Provides slide sets and posters.

Newell Colour Lab
221 N. Westmoreland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 380-2980

Provides photos, transparencies and slides.

National Space Science Data Center
Code 633
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(301) 286-6695

COMMERCIAL COMPANIES

These independent companies sell photographs, slides and posters of various planetary and astronomical subjects.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific
390 Ashton Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112

King Visual Technology
4805 Frolich Lane
Hyattsville, MD 20781
1-800-235-7009
(301) 322-7900

Celestial Products
P.O. Box 801
Middleburg, VA 22117
URL: http://www.celestialproducts.com/

Finely-Holiday Film Co.
12607 East Philadelphia St.
P.O. Box 619
Whittier, CA 90608
URL: http://www.finley-holiday.com

Hansen Planetarium
1098 South 200 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3003

Lick Observatory
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95604
URL: http://ucowww.ucsc.edu/

McDonald Observatory
W.L. Moody, Jr. Visitor's Center
Fort Davis, TX 79734

Newell Color Lab
221 N Westmoreland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004-4892
(213) 380-2980
800-821-6839

MMI Corporation
2950 Wyman Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21211

Spaceshots
33950 Barnby Rd.
Acton, CA 93510
1-800-272-2779
(805) 268-1653 fax
URL: http://www.spaceshots.com/index.html