167-deimos-first-step-dixon –This low-angle orbital perspective captures a historic moment of human exploration on the craggy, fractured surface of Mars' smaller moon, Deimos. An astronaut wearing an advanced life-support pressure suit cautiously maneuvers in the moon's ultra-low gravity field along a rock-strewn ridge. In the blackness above, a long, modular interplanetary exploration cruiser drifts in orbit with a second astronaut floating nearby in a manned maneuvering unit. The immense globe of Mars dominates the background, revealing the intricate chasms of Valles Marineris and massive dust features across its illuminated desert disk. acrylic and goauche, around 1988
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