Amazing Cosmic Art for Your Walls [18 Pics]
Oct 16 2012
Michael Benson works at the intersection of art and science. He colors, edits and composes multiple raw images that are freely available for download though NASA's website, producing seamless digital C prints of landscapes beyond direct human experience. It's like being where the space probe went, and seeing it with your own eyes. Simply breathtaking!
Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars. Viking Orbiter 1, July 16, 1978, 2003.
Mimas over Saturn. Cassini, November 7, 2004, 2011.
Europa, Jupiter’s Ocean Moon. Galileo, March 29, 1998, 2003.
Volcanic Io with Two Eruptions Visible. Galileo, July 3, 1999, 2010.
Mare Orientale, Lunar Orbiter 5, August 18, 1967, 2003.
Crescent Earth. Rosetta, November 13, 2009, 2010.
Europa and Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Voyager 1, March 3, 1979, 2003.
The Ultraviolet Sun. TRACE, July 30, 1999, 2007.
Night Side of Saturn. Cassini, October 28, 2006, 2011.
Mimas over Saturn’s Ring Shadows. Cassini, Jan. 18, 2005, 2011.
Cliffs and Clouds on Mars. Opportunity Rover, November 13–20, 2004, 2007.
Neptune and Triton. Voyager 2, August 31, 1989, 2011.
Saturn, Mimas and Tethys. Cassini, July 16, 2005, 2011.
Titan’s Atmosphere. Cassini, March 31, 2005, 2011.
Phobos over Herschel Crater. Viking Orbiter 1, September 26, 1977, 2003.
Titan and Saturn. Cassini, May 21, 2004, 2011.
Transit of Io. Cassini, January 1, 2001, 2011.
Rhea and Saturn. Cassini, May 8, 2010, 2011
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