We now know from several probes that Titan has thick clouds and this view wouldn’t be possible.
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A few decades ago we happened serendipitously upon a Bonestell exposition at the JSC visitors’ center in Houston. Saw this painting “in the flesh.” What struck me immediately is how small the originals are – 2 to 3 foot diagonals.
Sadly they had signs requesting no photography.
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**You will likely find out in 2034:**
“Part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, the Dragonfly mission is now scheduled to launch in 2028 and arrive on Saturn’s moon Titan in 2034.”
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Image from here
[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-the-father-of-modern-space-art](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-the-father-of-modern-space-art)
Information about the film Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
[https://www.chesleybonestell.com/home-backup.html](https://www.chesleybonestell.com/home-backup.html)
We now know from several probes that Titan has thick clouds and this view wouldn’t be possible.
A few decades ago we happened serendipitously upon a Bonestell exposition at the JSC visitors’ center in Houston. Saw this painting “in the flesh.” What struck me immediately is how small the originals are – 2 to 3 foot diagonals.
Sadly they had signs requesting no photography.
**You will likely find out in 2034:**
“Part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, the Dragonfly mission is now scheduled to launch in 2028 and arrive on Saturn’s moon Titan in 2034.”
[https://news.arizona.edu/news/saturns-moon-titan-could-harbor-life-only-tiny-amount-study-finds](https://news.arizona.edu/news/saturns-moon-titan-could-harbor-life-only-tiny-amount-study-finds)
Saw this as a kid in the 60s. Always loved it. Really inspiring .
I remember watching this image in an encyclopedia my dad brought home in the mid 90’s, and it has lived with me since that day.