Gas Giants by DavidEMartin
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Description
Arthur C. Clarke wrote a story, A MEETING WITH MEDUSA, in 1970.
In it he postulated gas giants might be populated by gigantic living dirigibles, like hydrogen-filled jellyfish.
We're in the upper atmosphere, safe the dangerous lightning storms below.
The locals are hovering in the clear air of a storm's eye.
Soon they'll be in sunlight and their chlorophyll-rich membranes can process needed nutrients from the material gathered by the feeding tentacles that hang hundreds of feet down.
A final cloud strata is visible miles above and beyond that, a glimpse of the planet's ring.
Acrylic on matte board, 15" x 20"
Comments (3)
GreenSat
Wow...very cool. Excellent portrayal of Clarke's vision.
TwoPynts
Reminds me of an old book about the solar system. These were possible inhabitants of Jupiter. Cool! =]
FCLittle
Very interesting...I think TwoPynts and I may have seen the same book because this also reminds me of a picture of possible life on Jupiter. Very nice!