An image inspired by the photographs taken by the mars rover. I wanted to depict the hostile nature of the unexplored worlds. 3DS Max and Mental Ray were used for the rendering, Painter for the clouds and Photoshop for postproduction and color correction. The image is composed of several layers: the terrain, the dust storm, the sun and the sky, which are all rendered separately and afterwards composed in Photoshop. The dust storm is consisted of several layers of motion-blurred particles; each layer varies by transparency and blending mode. The vehicle is completely fictional. Any comments and constructive critics are most welcome. Thanks.