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(SF Art) A team of artists wrestles with the problem of how to depict Jupiter in a realistic way. (952 words; Time: 03m)
"Painting the Massive Planet," by Marissa Lingen [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 05-06|19, published on April 19, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.237 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It is an interesting question whether the photographs we’ve seen of Jupiter really do it justice, and whether a painter might do a better job using the tricks painters use to show the essence of things rather than just their images.
Con: As far as the stakes in stories go, it doesn’t get much lower than this.
There are some scientific errors. Jupiter on Ganymede does not rise or set because the moon is gravitationally locked.
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Pro: It is an interesting question whether the photographs we’ve seen of Jupiter really do it justice, and whether a painter might do a better job using the tricks painters use to show the essence of things rather than just their images.
Con: As far as the stakes in stories go, it doesn’t get much lower than this.
There are some scientific errors. Jupiter on Ganymede does not rise or set because the moon is gravitationally locked.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Marissa Lingen Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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