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quincunx ◴[06 Nov 24 09:31 UTC] No.42058623[source]▶
Why is Jupiter so colorful?

If the variation of color are indicative of a similar variation in density, why is there so much turbulence in Jupiter, why are the upper layers not more consistent? Tidal motion? Anyone know?

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1. oersted ◴[06 Nov 24 09:55 UTC] No.42058933[source]▶
It says exaggerated color/contrast. It seems to be a trend lately like the recent images of the Moon and Pluto. They might even be translating non-visible spectra to color so the material composition can be distinguished better, like they do with nebula and such.

It is well intentioned, it makes the images much more informative, and they are just really cool, which helps with public support. But it is also a bit misleading and confuses people.