"Galileo Arrival" (1983) - A huge lightning discharge greets NASA's Galileo atmosphere probe as it plunges into Jupiter's swirling water clouds amid the deepening Jovian twilight.
This painting (the original oil measures 48" x 60") accompanied the Sky and Telescope pre-launch Project Galileo article as the cover art, and also appeared in National Geographic and Popular Science. It was selected from countless memorable National Geographic images for inclusion in a major book celebrating the National Geographic Society's centennial—the only space art so honored. The copyright watermark on the web image does not appear on the print. Please note that, owing to limitations of web reproduction, the small-scale, low-resolution web image does not begin to approach the quality of the print in terms of detail, tonal range, and color accuracy. |
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