The Perseverance rover drawn for a forthcoming book on life on earth and beyond. The initial drawing – in primitive biro – was done from memory in 1g.
I have seen photos of the Perseverance rover before, but was surprised to learn it is the size of a van. I had not seen anything relative for scale next to it until seeing some scientists or engineers standing alongside at the JPL.
On Mars, there’s no way to tell what scale it is. If only there was a tree or a bus stop or something to make it all make sense.
Cave drawing found on Mars.
One of many drawings on paper, thanks to NASA.
The finished drawing. 1:16.