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Submitted: June 4, 2012
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Jovian Sail Shipby *TK769

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Sci-Fi

The idea behind this was born out the shape of the sail like structures appendaged to the ships main hull. I had the idea that the ship could not just tap into sunlight but a special developed technology utillising plant life could allow the ship to harness a photosynthasis type technology.

I kind of love how the feel of the ship sails gracefully over a jovian gas giant.

The inspiration is based on a book I am reading at the moment by Ben Bova titled "Leviathans of Jupiter." The book is a one of many of Bens brilliant "Grand Tour" series. And although there is no mention of this type of ship in his stories, the inspiration was non the less fun to visualise.