001-phobos-dixon – Mars' inner moon, Phobos, based on first photo by Mariner Nine. This illustration presents an orbital perspective of the irregular, crater-pocked moon Phobos moving across the sweeping, sunlit horizon of Mars. The composition is uniquely framed through the large, circular structural rings of an interplanetary transit vehicle in the foreground. Below, the detailed Martian surface reveals an ancient, heavily cratered terrain blending into localized dust storms and atmospheric haze along the planetary limb. oil on panel, 1971
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