160-valles-kasei-2-dixon – A dry river valley on Mars, based on sketches made below Zabriskie's Point in Death Valley. This astronomical illustration offers a sweeping panoramic view of the ancient outflow channel system within Kasei Valles on Mars. A prominent, curved ridge line covered in rugged, fractured rock textures runs along the left foreground, dropping down into a vast, smooth channel bed sculpted by primeval fluid erosion. acrylic and gouache on Masonite panel, 1989
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