IF Worlds of Science Fiction March 1954 — Astronauts at Ancient Alien Ruins
Interplanetary archaeology meets rocket exploration: spacesuited astronauts examine crumbling alien ruins on a desert world, while sleek fin-tailed rockets stand upright on the golden plain behind them. A massive ornately-carved cylindrical tower dominates the foreground right, with figures rappelling its surface. Snow-capped mountains and a dramatic streaked sky complete the alien landscape, evoking both the promise of space travel and the mystery of vanished extraterrestrial civilizations.
Those two astronauts crouching by the ancient alien tower are so cool — it's like they found a whole lost civilization on another planet! The rockets standing out on the plain make you want to hop aboard and go explore those ruins yourself.
“if WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION MARCH 1954 35 CENTS”
