035-jupiter-from-io-1-dixon – Io depicted as a Mars-like world, cover of Family Weekly, November 1973. (Don Dixon's first published painting). dated concept. A vast gibbous Jupiter displaying intricate atmospheric bands and a prominent Great Red Spot hangs in a dark starless sky over the rugged surface of Io. In the foreground, two astronauts clad in white spacesuits traverse a steep, reddish-orange ridge strewn with rocky debris. The expansive planetary landscape opens into a distant valley floor containing reflective patches, bounded by jagged, precipitous mountain ranges illuminated by low-angle sunlight. Oil on illustration board, 1973. artwork © Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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