Photo: High Region of the Polar North, Nasa/JPL/The University of Arizona
RESEARCH

A Visual Book Shows the Magnificence of Mars

A monochrome martian journey

A monochrome book celebrates the patterns, science and wonder of Mars. This Is Mars originated from a map created by the U.S. observation satellite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, broken down into thousands of gigabytes and edited Xavier Barral.

Photo: Northern zone of the Meridiani Planum, linear crests LAT- 11.9º LONG- 0.7º. © Nasa/JPL/The University of Arizona
Photo:Polar Region of the South, Fans and Polygons, LAT: -87.3º LONG: 168º: from This Is Mars (Aperture, 2017). © Nasa/JPL/The University of Arizona
Valles Marineris, Hill of Bright Deposits, LAT: -12.7º LONG: 313.9º: from This Is Mars (Aperture, 2017). © Nasa/JPL/The University of Arizona