Coffee Table Book of: Mars (Paperback)

Description

Mars: Dust, Ice and the Texture of Another World presents sixty full-colour pages of original planetary illustration. Broad canyon and polar landscapes alternate with close studies of wind-shaped sand, fractured rocks, crater rims and surface textures. Distinct interpretations of yardangs, lava plates, fault troughs, boulder tracks and polar channels extend the journey from familiar landscapes to intricate landforms. Brief captions identify selected subjects. Every scene is an artist’s impression; viewpoints, fine terrain, lighting and colours are interpretive rather than acquired mission imagery or measured maps. The closing sequence visits the moons Phobos and Deimos before returning to the planet’s polar terrain.