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Don Davis’s Ius Chasma terrain model at The Planetary Society HQ

Don Davis’s Ius Chasma terrain model at The Planetary Society HQ — Don Davis’s Ius Chasma terrain model at The Planetary Society HQ This terrain model of Ius Chasma, a section of Mars’s Valles Marineris canyon system, was created by space artist Don Davis for the original Cosmos television series in 1980. Davis sculpted the model by hand using cardboard, plywood, and plaster-soaked fabric, then filmed it for a canyon flyover sequence. While the larger 24-foot Valles Marineris model built for the same series was destroyed immediately after filming, this tabletop version survived and now hangs on the wall at The Planetary Society’s headquarters in Pasadena, California. Don Davis / The Planetary Society

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