I like reading articles about what is happening in the space program. Between the photos of Pluto, moons, and asteroids, and reading about the discoveries of exoplanets, I wanted to attempt some abstract visualizations of the surfaces of exotic planetary surfaces. In this endeavor, I failed. What I ended up creating was more like slices of agate or other stones than topographies. I still liked it – sometimes, mistakes can still be successful. [in my mind, anyway] So, I created a few abstracts, using similar techniques.
Here are three results of this project.