071-mars-atmosphere-entry-dixon 071-mars-atmosphere-entry-dixon – The Viking lander makes a fiery plunge through Mars' atmosphere in this painting created prior to the first landing, when we discovered that the atmosphere of Mars is orange ; Compression of the thin atmosphere generates a glowing, orange thermal plasma wake beneath the heat shield. Far below, the curved horizon reveals a detailed expanse of the rusty Martian desert, heavily scarred with large impact craters and wind-swept ripples under a dark, star-flecked sky.gouache on illustration board, 1975 (digitally remastered)
071-mars-atmosphere-entry-dixon – The Viking lander makes a fiery plunge through Mars' atmosphere in this painting created prior to the first landing, when we discovered that the atmosphere of Mars is orange ; Compression of the thin atmosphere generates a glowing, orange thermal plasma wake beneath the heat shield. Far below, the curved horizon reveals a detailed expanse of the rusty Martian desert, heavily scarred with large impact craters and wind-swept ripples under a dark, star-flecked sky.gouache on illustration board, 1975 (digitally remastered)
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