Mission to Mars (2000) is a bit weird sci-fi movie where a mysterious Martian structure is found on Mars. When all of the first astronaut crew on Mars is killed by a monstrous sandstorm force a rescue mission is launched from Earth to investigate and bring back possible survivors. They find one barely sane and make contact with the last Martian ship long left in the alien structure.
Despite the weird story Mission to Mars has some of the most memorable Martian movie scenes; here are HD images from them
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Showing posts with label Mars orbit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mars orbit. Show all posts
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Space station orbiting Mars by Ville Ericsson
Picture of the Day 28/2/2017 - An international space station orbiting Mars by Swedish concept artist Ville Ericsson.
More of his fantasy art here.
More of his fantasy art here.
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Space station in Mars orbit by Glenn Clovis
Picture of the Day 22/12/2016 - "Phoenix" space station in Mars orbit by sci-fi artist Glenn Clovis. More of his art here.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Astronaut looking at Mars by Jean-Michel Trauscht
Picture of the Day 20/12/2016 - Astronaut looking at Mars from the orbit by Brazilian matte painter Jean-Michel Trauscht.
More of his art here.
More of his art here.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Mars shuttle concept by Nenad Gojkovic
Picture of the Day 18/10/2016 - Mars surface to/from Low Mars orbit shuttle by Serbian concept artist Nenad Gojkovic. More of his concept art here.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Mars Colonial Transporter concept by Richard Heidmann
Picture of the Day 31/7/16 - Concept art for SpaceX's Mars Colonial Transporter by Richard Heidmann from the French chapter of The Mars Society (Association Planète Mars). You can also read his speculations of the possible MCP mission architecture details here.
As the day the SpaceX CEO Elon Musk intends to unveil (at the International Astronautical Congress 26-30 September 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico) details of its 'Mars Colonial Transporter' (MCT) mission architecture is nearing, we will mostly dedicate our 'Picture of the Day' awards to the fan concept art of the MCT.
As the day the SpaceX CEO Elon Musk intends to unveil (at the International Astronautical Congress 26-30 September 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico) details of its 'Mars Colonial Transporter' (MCT) mission architecture is nearing, we will mostly dedicate our 'Picture of the Day' awards to the fan concept art of the MCT.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Soviet lander on Phobos by Maciej Rebisz
Friday, February 12, 2016
Astronauts on Phobos by Ron Miller
Picture of the Day 12/2/16 - Astronauts on Phobos by sci-fi illustrator and writer Ron Miller. More of his Mars art here.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
5 spacecraft currently orbiting Mars
In a recent article "Traffic around Mars gets busy" the NASA/JPL summed up some facts about spacecraft currently orbiting Mars. The most interesting is the provided graphic of their orbits around Mars (together with planet's two natural satellites Phobos & Deimos):
So there are 5 active Mars orbiters currently orbiting the planet:
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
View from Mars orbit by Ludovic Celle
Picture of the Day 14/4/15 - View from the window of spaceship in Mars orbit by French graphic artist Ludovic Celle.
More of his Mars art here.
More of his Mars art here.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Spaceship in Mars orbit by Tim Flattery
Picture of the Day 23/2/15 - Spaceship in Mars orbit by Tim Flattery from his concept art for Mission to Mars. More of his concept art for movies here.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Entering Mars atmosphere by Manchu
Picture of the Day 15/6/14 - Mars habitat module entering Mars atmosphere with Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) by French sci-fi artist Manchu (Philippe Bouchet).
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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