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Published: 2014-12-19 00:15:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 4154; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 0
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November-December 2014Acrylic over gesso over masonite.
30x37 centimeters.
This place is the outer moon of a Super Earth. You can see it in the sky, blue and tiny due to the great distance. This moon is small (Mars-sized) and has a thin atmosphere. In fact, it's very much like ancient Mars. And, just like that planet, it will get dry and cold over time. It will take a long while since, unlike Mars, has an active core and a magnetic field which will protect the atmosphere. However, the gravity it's too low to retain a thick atmosphere, so all this primitive biosphere is doomed.
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This is quite popular on Reddit:
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Oooooh! Yesterday I noticed that this painting was getting a lot of views. Now I understand why.Β
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I really like this piece. The optimist in me thinks that even if the planet will get cold and dry, it'll be a few billions of years before that happens. But in any case, I noticed that the Super Earth seems to have oceans on it. Does it have any life worth noting?
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Unfortunately the process it's already advanced. You can even see some of the brightest stars through the thin atmosphere. It won't take long before the end. Between 300 and 400 million years more. This red "plants" are hardy survivors but are among the last multicelular lifeforms here.Β
Bacteria will survive for a very long time buried deep underground, but in the surface the planet will be like Mars.Β
The super-Earth has oceans. In fact it's an ocean planet. Its atmosphere is thick and the sea it's warm. And there is a lot of complex life living in it.
Don't feel bad about the small dying moon: When the big super-Earth was being constantly hit by asteroid impacts (due to its high gravity), things were much calmer on that moon; and life originated there. That life later was transported to the super-Earth due to asteroidal impacts which sent debris into space. So, in a way, the siblings of this red "plants" will continue to live and flourish.Β
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