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The First Picture of Mars was Drawn in Crayon
It’s no surprise that the first view of Mars was made by scientists at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, California. But did you know that the very first image of the red planet was made with pastel crayons? As data came back from a satellite as it flew relatively near Mars, scientists translated the grayscale image data into a paint-by-number illustration.
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In this episode of Artbound, we visit the Zorthian Ranch artist community in Altadena.
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To commemorate KCET's 50th anniversary, Artbound dives into the vaults to uncover groundbreaking arts programming that aired during the 1980s and 1990s.
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In this episode, Artbound investigates arts practices from communities East of Los Angeles.
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