Math Art: Twilight on Mars

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I was playing around in Scratch this weekend, experimenting with some numerical methods for approximating integrals, when this lovely image unexpectedly emerged.  I call it Twilight on Mars.

Integration Art

Twilight on Mars

Looks like I’ve got a new math and art project for students, and me, to explore!

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