Come and immerse yourself in Mars’ time scale with our incredible 6-metre Mars sculpture at Colchester Castle: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #SpaceTime #MarsArtwork

Spot Olympus Mons on our Mars sculpture at Colchester Castle and imagine what it would be like to scale this Martian giant: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #OlympusMons #MarsArtwork

This Martian wonder is up to 7km deep, making Earth’s Grand Canyon look tiny in comparison. Experience its majestic scale in Luke Jerram’s Mars sculpture, now on display at Colchester Castle: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #VallesMarineris #MarsArtwork

Luckily, you won’t need a spacesuit to visit our Mars sculpture at Colchester Castle—just a sense of wonder: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #ColdSpace #MarsArtwork

This is thanks to pareidolia, the same trick of the brain that makes us see faces in everyday objects! Come and find Mars' happiest crater on our 6-metre artwork at Colchester Castle: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mars #HappyFaceCrater #MarsAtColchester #MarsArtwork

It’s been an incredible journey through craters, volcanoes, and canyons—don’t miss your last opportunity to see Mars up close: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mars #MarsAtColchester #FinalWeek #MarsArtwork

Luke Jerram’s Mars artwork gives us a chance to reflect on how precious our planet is. Don’t miss your chance to see it before it leaves Colchester Castle: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mars #MarsAtColchester #NoPlanetB #MarsArtwork

From terrifying alien invasions in sci-fi to real-life missions searching for past microbial life, Mars continues to inspire us. You can see it like never next week when Luke Jerram’s stunning Mars sculpture arrives at Colchester Castle: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #MarsArtwork

Every centimetre of the sculpture represents 11km of Mars’ surface, making you feel like a space explorer orbiting the planet! 🔭✨

It's arriving in a fortnight, so stay tuned for your chance to experience Mars up close: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/mars #MarsAtColchester #MarsArtwork

Fun fact: Phobos is slowly spiralling towards Mars and will eventually crash into the planet in about 50 million years! 😱

See Mars and imagine its tiny moons at our exhibition at Colchester Castle: buff.ly/Yaor6iM #MarsAtColchester #MarsArtwork

'MARS' BY LUKE JERRAM

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Measuring 7 metres in diameter, Mars was created using 120dpi imagery of the Martian surface sourced from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data #marsartwork #shotoniphone

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