281-europan-valley-dixon – A wide view from inside a deep, fractured ice canyon or graben on the surface of Europa, looking across a smooth, refrozen valley floor toward the distant horizon. The sheer, rugged canyon walls show complex vertical faulting textures characteristic of a tidally stressed ice crust. In the pitch-black sky above, a huge, banded Jupiter dominates the upper frame, displaying prominent atmospheric storms and the Great Red Spot near its limb, while a small inner moon hangs directly beneath it in a star-filled vacuum. acrylic and goauche on board
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