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Scientific paper
May 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985s%26t....69..399y&link_type=abstract
Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 69, May 1985, p. 399-402. NASA-supported research.
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Color, Planetary Surfaces, Satellite Surfaces, Solar System, Io, Jupiter (Planet), Lunar Surface, Mars Surface, Mercury (Planet), Neptune (Planet), Uranus (Planet), Venus Surface, Planets, Color, Solar System, Comparisions, Optical Properties, Surface, Photographs, Mercury, Venus, Moon, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Saturn, Titan, Uranus, Neptune, Imagery, Image Processing
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Estimates are made of the true visual colors of various planets and moons in the solar system. Account is taken of the components of perceived color, i.e., hue, saturation and lightness. Earth is a blue planet while most of the others, including Mars, are yellow and differ only in their lightness. Widely disseminated Voyager images of Jupiter have been computer-enhanced to highlight details. A reflectance spectrum established by the International Commission on Illumination provides reference lines which are measured and compared with reference colors which would be seen on earth in normal daylight. Uranus is actually a light aqua color due to its absorption of 6190 A light and reflectance of 5000 A blue green light.
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