Grand Finale Painting inspired by the Cassini Mission
Cassini Mission This blog was first published in March 2016, slightly updated here. I am fascinated by the surfaces of other worlds. The images taken by the robotic explorers are very inspiring. Canvases emerge directly from my observations of a tiny fraction of an image or are influenced by an entire object. One of the biggest influences on me has been the Cassini Mission to Saturn. In 2004 I got involved with The Saturn Observation Campaign, namely an educational program to promote the Cassini Mission. Subsequently I have delivered hundreds of workshops for children. During these sessions, thousands of drawings inspired by Cassini were produced. Grand Finale September 15th 2017, we had the grand finale of the mission. This involved a spectacular plunge of the spacecraft into the the gaseous atmosphere of Saturn. Even though Cassini had power onboard, it could never escape the giant’s pull. Rather than let the end of the mission be controlled by time, mechanics, and … Continue reading →