Damien Hirst spot painting destined for Mars

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Express at November 28, 2002 12:00 PM

Briton Damien Hirst, famed for pickling dead animals in formaldehyde, is hoping to boldly go where no artist has gone before after unveiling a tiny painting to be carried to Mars. The spot painting, which doubles as an instrument calibration chart, will be carried on the Beagle 2 spacecraft, which is scheduled to fly to Mars by December 2003.