Schiaparelli's Mars. Computer artwork of Mars, based on maps of the planet drawn by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli between 1877 and 1878
Schiaparelli's Mars. Computer artwork of Mars, based on maps of the planet drawn by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli between 1877 and 1878. Schiaparelli saw many dark lines criss-crossing the planet and called them 'canali' (channels), which was mistranslated as 'canals'. Today it is known that these canali were merely optical illusions.
Size: 5046px × 3476px
Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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