Mars - Candor Chasma Canyon

The Mars - Candor Chasma Canyon print from the Radiance Series captures the dramatic terrain inside one of the largest canyons of the Valles Marineris system.

Taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on 21 May 2010, the image reveals immense landslide deposits cascading down steep escarpments within a canyon more than 770 kilometres long. The scene showcases towering cliffs, tectonic fractures, and stratified rock layers shaped by the interplay of tectonic activity, water, and gravity over billions of years.

Candor Chasma is scientifically notable for the diversity of its geology and the clues it preserves to Mars’s dynamic past. Divided into eastern and western sections, the canyon likely formed through deep crustal stretching and possible collapse of subsurface material influenced by water or ice. Minerals such as hydrated sulfates and iron oxides point to episodes of aqueous alteration, while exposed layers and landslide debris reveal a long record of environmental change and the immense scale of Martian geological processes.

The Radiance series presents planetary science as fine art - orbital imagery from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter processed from raw mission archive data into large-format prints.

Every image is captured by HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment - the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet. Operating since 2006 at an altitude of roughly 300 kilometres, HiRISE captures Mars at near-metre resolution, revealing surface processes, geological structures, and landforms at a scale and clarity previously impossible.

Each Radiance print is made from raw JP2 sensor data sourced directly from the HiRISE mission archive, processed to preserve authentic surface structure and tone while balancing scientific accuracy with visual clarity.

Image credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

All prints are produced to order on 250gsm archival matte paper using pigment-based inks, chosen for colour accuracy and long-term stability.

Each print is rolled in acid-free tissue and shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, sealed for moisture protection, ready for framing on arrival.

Large · 70 × 50 cm · 28 × 20 in

XLarge · 100 × 70 cm · 40 × 28 in

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