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Psyche Inspired
Psyche Asteroid Illustration
Injir Batmunkh
January 22nd, 2025
Major: Scientific Illustration and Visualization
Genre/Medium: Fine liner, metallic flakes, glue
About the work:
“Psyche Asteroid Illustration” is a stippled and cross-hatched ink illustration with metallic flakes that captures the essence of the Psyche asteroid. This work explores its metallic composition, represented through shimmering metallic flakes that form its surface and possible magnetic field lines in the background. Inspired by mythology, the piece incorporates Goddess Psyche through a closed eye on the upper left area, with butterflies—a symbol of transformation—hidden across the asteroid’s textures.
Psyche Inspired Overview
Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. These works are posted in the gallery above and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Iridium Class.
Psyche Inspired was piloted at ASU during the 2017-2018 academic year. The following academic year, Psyche Inspired expanded nationally! The works from each Psyche Inspired cohort are collected in individual downloadable books that tell the story of Psyche through musical scores, sculptures, painting, 3-D models, photography, acrylic art, needlepoint, stop-motion films, mixed media, and more.
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