“If we are to send people, it must be for a very good reason - and with a realistic understanding that almost certainly we will lose lives. Astronauts and Cosmonauts have always understood this. Nevertheless, there has been and will be no shortage of volunteers.” -Carl Sagan #art #digitalart #exploration #space #science ("The Departure" by Placyde)

Crystal Cave, near Lake Baikal, Siberia. Lake Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake. The severity of the Seberian winter months often leads to such beautiful ice displays for those willing to brave the cold to take them. (Photo by By Xiao Zhu) #art #photography #nature #outdoors #caves #minds