Don Davis is a space artist and animator. He is a member and Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. Visit his website to see his paintings and his writing on the colors of Mars.
© Don Davis, http://donaldedavis.com
November 29, 2013
In 1971 I was being trained to work with the airbrush by the map artists at the U.S. Geological Survey's Branch of Astrogeologic Studies in Flagstaff. However, the project I ended up spending about a quarter of a man-year on was a hand-painted map globe of Mars.
July 17, 2017
The celebrated backlit rings mosaic of September 15, 2006 was assembled, shortly before the official release, from the RGB raw jpegs. A frame showing lens flare from the Suns last light was included assuming that light would appear red.
July 17, 2017
On March 31, 2016 the long lasting rover Opportunity caught this view of a large dust devil winding its way across the Martian landscape.
July 17, 2017
As JUNO made its long awaited close pass over the Great Red Spot it obtained this image, the highest resolution view yet obtained of this enigmatic and enduring cyclonic storm.
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