Martian Sunset (Painted with material originating on Mars)

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By Mark Castle
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

50 × 70 × 2 cm

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A sunset seen from the surface of Mars, painted with incredibly rare Martian meteorites, originating from the surface of Mars, and Hematite. Hematite is an iron oxide and takes its name from the Greek word for blood. Fine grained hematite is responsible for Mars's red hue; I source my hematite from Cumbria, UK. Martian meteorites start as a part of the martian surface and are ejected into space when Mars is impacted by other space rocks like asteroids. The ejected surface material is captured by the earth's gravity until it eventually crashes into the earth's surface. Sunsets on Mars can appear blue because of the scattering of red light in its dusty atmosphere. The original photo I painted from was taken by Nasa's Spirit Rover from the surface of Mars. Framed in a float style wooden frame hand made by the artist. Solid pine wood finished with dark rich satin and varnished.

Primary Medium:

Oil Painting

Medium
2020
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A depiction of a sunset from the surface of Mars with 'Mars paint' I made from grinding hematite into pigment. The original photo was taken by Nasa's Spirit Rover and was the time a sunset was seen from another planet. Sunsets can appear blue on Mars due to the fine dust particles in it's atmosphere. This is part of a series of terrestrial planets and moons painted with materials relevant to each of their lanetary surfaces.

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