Art Resource - AR917695

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Martian double 'canals' 'Phison' and 'Euphrates' as observed on 18 November 1894.

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Scene from the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal, 1888.

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Drawing of Mars showing 'canals' and dark areas, 1896.

Drawing of Mars showing 'canals' and dark areas, 1896. The American astronomer Percival Lowell (1855-1916) theorised that a Martian civilization, faced with climate change, had built the canals to transport water from the planet's ice caps to irrigate crops. In fact the canals did not exist; they are now thought to have been optical illusions possibly caused by dust storms. From Mars by Percival Lowell. (London, 1896).

Unique Identifier AR917695

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3252px × 3223px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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