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Adventures in Science Fiction Cover Art: Crashed Spaceships

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(Gaylord Welker's cover for the December 1952 issue of Astounding Science Fiction)

Gaylord Welker's cover for the December 1952 issue of Astounding Science Fiction appeared in my best sci-fi cover post a while back.  Although I rarely recycle images, whenever I see his masterful cover I'm impressed with the sheer desolation and desperation of the scene.  Inspired by the image I set off to find more covers depicting crashed spaceships (alien or human on Earth, the moon, distant planets....).

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