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Postcards from Venus


Venus, as the goddess of beauty, has been celebrated in art and myth for millennia. Now, The Planetary Society and the European Space Agency celebrate the imagined rugged beauty of the planet's natural landscape with the winning entries in the "Postcards from Venus" art contest in coordination with ESA's Venus Express mission, en route toward a rendezvous with Venus on April 11, 2006.

Click on each image to enlarge it and learn more about the artwork and artist.

Grand Prize Winner

Ominous Beauty
Tatianna Cwick, age 17

First Prize Winners

Youth Category
Hello Venus! Hello Alien!
Yoo-Hong Sun, age 10
Adult Category
Venus Burning
Alejandra González Quintana

Second Prize Winners

Youth Category
Volcanic Love
Upamanyu Moitra, age 12,
Adult Category
The Mysterious
Jason Tetlak

Third Prize Winners

Youth Category
Adult Category
[untitled]
Nabila Nindya
Alifia Putri
Postcards from Venus
Edgar Tibori
The Venus Challenge
Alessandro Migliaccio

Honorable Mention

Youth Category
Venus
Ellen Wolf, age 12
Red Wind
Matias Tuomela, age 17
The Orange Volcanoes Planet
Lowri Elin Williams, age 8
[untitled]
Danielle Shen, age 13
Stormland
Chelsey Tyler, age 17
[untitled]
Fabia Bayer, age 8
Adult Category
Plot of Land, Trinity Area, Venus
Harald Haack
Venusian Dusk
Susha Venugopal
Looking for a Landing Place
Jürg Vetterli
Welcome to Venus, You're Not Going to Hell, You're Already There
Andrew Snow
Across Aphrodite Terra
Sara Cross