Wonderful to see and learn about this. (And they won't be rebuilding Arecibo. You know about the Arecibo message and its crop circle "response"? https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Arecibo_answer.)
But the children in your preliminary concept are marvelous. Hope you found/find another way to use them, Michael.
I like the painting for 2061 Odyssey Three too.
Wonderful to see and learn about this. (And they won't be rebuilding Arecibo. You know about the Arecibo message and its crop circle "response"? https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Arecibo_answer.)
But the children in your preliminary concept are marvelous. Hope you found/find another way to use them, Michael.
This was always one of the most evocative sci-fi covers IMO, loved hearing more about the backstory!