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.
This print was created from high-fidelity raw sensor data (JP2 format) sourced directly from the HiRISE mission archive. Each pixel has been carefully processed to preserve authentic surface structure and tone, balancing scientific accuracy with visual clarity.
Launched in 2006, HiRISE-the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment-remains the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet. Its near-metre resolution imagery continues to transform the study of Mars, revealing surface processes in extraordinary detail, identifying potential landing sites, and making the planet’s landscapes accessible to science and the public alike.
Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Radiance Series
Radiance is our series devoted to image-born works — pictures made by light itself. Drawn from observatory archives and scientific instruments, these pieces begin as high-fidelity sensor images: Mars at meter-scale detail from HiRISE, deep-sky vistas from JWST and ESO/ESA observatories, wide-area surveys, and even terrestrial science—oceanic, geological and biological imagery—where structure and texture emerge directly from the data.
The craft is exacting. We source the highest-resolution originals, reconstruct large fields (for example, stitching complex Mars terrains), and make restrained, evidence-minded adjustments to reveal tone, micro-contrast and fine structure without losing the character of the capture. Each image is then prepared for print at generous sizes—profiled, proofed and tuned with our specialist UK printers—so dune morphologies, dust lanes, cloud bands, crystalline patterns and microscopic architectures resolve with quiet clarity.
Printed on museum-grade papers, Radiance presents planetary, earthly and microscopic worlds with archival discipline and a sense of presence you can stand in front of — photographs in the deepest sense: light recorded, honoured, and given room to breathe.
Printing & Materials
Our Radiance series is produced in collaboration with specialist fine-art printing partners using museum-grade 250 gsm archival giclée paper.
Each print is made to order with exceptional precision and colour accuracy, using pigment-based inks for long-term stability and rich tonal depth.
Prints are carefully rolled in acid-free tissue and shipped in rigid cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive in perfect condition, ready for framing.
All materials and processes are chosen for their longevity, texture, and fidelity to the original artwork, reflecting our commitment to quality and craft.