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Slava91 t1_iszyxl9 wrote

Reply to comment by Pluto_and_Charon in Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region by Pluto_and_Charon

Amazing, congrats on the internship! This is probably a stupid question, but is that image in the post in false colour to bring out details? Asking because of the blue sky.

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Pluto_and_Charon OP t1_it05xwg wrote

Yes, you're right that bluish tone to the sky is false colour. The true Martian sky is a dusty beige but turns blueish-white at sunset.

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Slava91 t1_it0eocp wrote

Thanks! Are “natural” colour versions available so I can pretend to be sitting on a lawn chair on Mars?

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Pluto_and_Charon OP t1_it121xy wrote

Here's one

Another (This time Perseverance)

This Perseverance one isn't true colour but is just so cinematic I couldnt resist adding it

True colour images are rare because they require deliberate & timely alteration to 'correct' for how our inferior eyes would perceieve colour.

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Slava91 t1_it13fx1 wrote

Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

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