{"product_id":"mars-jezero-crater-carving-in-cedar","title":"Mars Jezero Crater Carving in Cedar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-block\n            product-block--description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" data-product-description=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnZ13cSpHkC\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJezero Crater\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a 28-mile diameter crater currently hosting NASA’s Perseverance rover. We don’t often think of water and rivers when contemplating Martian craters, but you’re looking at a river delta breaching a crater wall. This piece is titled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eWho can the muddy water,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eand was made in collaboration with Dr. Robert Jacobsen, planetary geoscientist from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eThis cedar-on-cedar piece, though large, is quite sparing at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst glance. The wood (from Kentucky and aged in a barn for 30 years) was selected because of its age and wear–much like the surface of Mars. Though exhibiting minor degradation and lacking the striking grain patterns seen in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eother carvings, its magic lies in the perspective represented and its ability to transport the viewer to another place. The almost two-inch-thick crater wall at the top of the carving represents a tiny fraction of Jezero Crater’s circumference. The corresponding riverbed and delta deposit in the center of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003epiece can be almost lost in the larger carving. But when viewed on-edge from below the delta looking up to the crater wall, it is not difficult to imagine adjusting the oxygen\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efl\u003c\/span\u003eow and temperature controls of your spacesuit as you contemplate this alien vista from your new perspective. Both the carving and the rough-hewn frame are\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efi\u003c\/span\u003enished with copious amounts of mineral and boiled linseed oil and the carving is topped with\u003cspan class=\"markedContent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efi\u003c\/span\u003enishing wax. 13” x 27” x 3.5”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-block\n            product-block--custom-liquid\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-block\n            product-block--custom-liquid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-liquid\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eExtra Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ywm-table\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ecoop fundraiser item\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNo\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ecraft\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eWoodworking\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003edesign\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eOriginal Design\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003enotes\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003en\/a\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eproduction\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eOne of a Kind (OOAK)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eships to\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAnywhere\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"ywm-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eturnaround time\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eIn Stock: Ships in 1-3 Business Days\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61711535571314,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0407\/0002\/files\/6cp5Er7oTe_934x700_608ad6c3-5286-4aca-b5de-ab0e670fd7fb.jpg?v=1774686686","url":"https:\/\/www.managrum.store\/products\/mars-jezero-crater-carving-in-cedar","provider":"Managrum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}