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003 SunriseOnTitan2559 viewsSaturn's rings poised vertically as seen from Titan's equator. oil on panel, 1971. artwork ©2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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018 OrbitingIce1452 viewsSaturn's rings are composed of a myriad chunks of ice, each following its own orbit. Oil on masonite, 1973. artwork © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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023 ExploringJupiter1418 viewsperhaps the earliest depiction of a balloon probe floating in the atmosphere of Jupiter. Oil on masonite, 1973 Artwork © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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050 SaturnRings1054 viewsmillions of small, icy satellites comprise the rings. acrylic and gouache, 1976
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060 MeteoricRain1350 viewsMeteoric Rain - during the formation of the earth, millions of tons of dust and rock rained down every day ; gouache on illustration board, 1976
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066 MoonCaptureTheory1040 viewsAn explanation for the moon's origin is that a ring of dust around earth slowed the passing moon, allowing it to be captured by earth's gravity. The modern consensus is that our moon formed through an impact with a small planet, but the dust capture hypothesis is still a possible mechanism for other worlds. ; gouache on illustration board, 1976
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067 FirstLunarTides1233 viewsThe newborn moon looms close and large in the earth's sky, stirring huge tides; cover of The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke ; acrylic on canvas, 1975
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086 SaturnFromRhea838 viewsSaturn's rings appear as a thin line as seen from this icy moon ; gouache on board, 1983
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088 ExploringSaturnsRings850 viewsexplorers use a laser to zap a ring fragment for spectroscopic analysis ; cover Starlog magazine, 1977; vinyl on animation cel
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117 BelowSaturnsRings977 viewsBelow Saturn's Rings - the sun blazes briefly through the Cassini Division of Saturn's rings, as seen from the cloudtops ; acrylic on illustration board, 1980
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