Planet Four Talk

Blue Blotched

  • JamesR_ASTRONOMER by JamesR_ASTRONOMER

    Wondering what the blue streaks are

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  • Portyankina by Portyankina scientist

    These blue fans are fresh CO2 crystals that are either 1) got exposed while dark dust sinks through CO2 ice layer or 2) recently condensed on top of dust. We still do not know which one is the right answer.

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  • michaelaye by michaelaye scientist

    also, please note that the color stretches sometimes dramatically because the automatic image generation tools are optimised for geological questions. So sometimes colors might get odd, especially with a lot of differently contrasted ices in the image.

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