A while back I showed you a picture called "Return to the Columbia Hills" in which I used an overhead satellite image to produce a terrain in Bryce. However, the textures were less than desireable from that distance and I indicated that I'd like to try it again a bit differently. Hence, this picture. I used a recent NASA/JPL Mars Rover Spirit picture as the background by placing it on a plane. Then I went into PSP 5 and lopped off the lower section of the picture and turned it into a terrain consisting of that boulder-strewn ground. I added the original trimmed picture as the material for that terrain, then stretched it out to round out the rocks and placed it at a slight angle against the background picture--the original one. It worked a lot better than I actually expected, although I expect any 3D artist could see how I did it. Getting the light correct so there was not too much contrast in color between the terrain and the plane a bit tricky at first, but I actually ended up not having to add additional light sources. I then added the ol' Mars Mule--this time loaded to capacity with four matronauts and a lot of dust. I also moved the wheels individually so they went over rocks instead of through them. For once, I am pleased with the results. Hope you are too. Thanks for looking.