{"product_id":"mars-jezero-crater-carving-in-cedar","title":"Mars Jezero Crater Carving in Cedar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnZ13cSpHkC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"\u003eJezero Crater\u003c\/a\u003e is a 28-mile diameter crater currently hosting NASA’s Perseverance rover. We don’t often think of water and rivers when contemplating Martian craters, but you’re looking at a river delta breaching a crater wall. This piece is titled \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eWho can the muddy water, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eand was made in collaboration with Dr. Robert Jacobsen, planetary geoscientist from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eThis cedar-on-cedar piece, though large, is quite sparing at \u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003efi\u003c\/span\u003erst glance. The wood (from Kentucky and aged in a barn for 30 years) was selected because of its age and wear–much like the surface of Mars. Though exhibiting minor degradation and lacking the striking grain patterns seen in\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eother carvings, its magic lies in the perspective represented and its ability to transport the viewer to another place. The almost two-inch-thick crater wall at the top of the carving represents a tiny fraction of Jezero Crater’s circumference. The corresponding riverbed and delta deposit in the center of the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003epiece can be almost lost in the larger carving. But when viewed on-edge from below the delta looking up to the crater wall, it is not difficult to imagine adjusting the oxygen\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e fl\u003c\/span\u003eow and temperature controls of your spacesuit as you contemplate this alien vista from your new perspective. Both the carving and the rough-hewn frame are\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e fi\u003c\/span\u003enished with copious amounts of mineral and boiled linseed oil and the carving is topped with\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e fi\u003c\/span\u003enishing wax. 13” x 27” x 3.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodGrainTerrain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47849850503468,"sku":"jezero","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/3806\/1868\/products\/WsuZPRsT3W.jpg?v=1706193255","url":"https:\/\/artisan-co-op.myshopify.com\/products\/mars-jezero-crater-carving-in-cedar","provider":"Artisans Cooperative","version":"1.0","type":"link"}