boulders??
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by spooks34
Is this a glitch? or are these large ice covered boulders??
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by Portyankina scientist
Hi!
These bright freckles are real. They are specular reflections from the parts of the ice-covered surface that has just the right angular position towards the sun and our camera. Something like that shimmer you see on the snow-covered field at sunny day. But instead of snowflakes here we have larger surface patches.
Anya
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by spooks34
Thanks for the explanation! and for taking time out and answering a lot of peoples questions!!
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by Portyankina scientist
My pleasure! And thank you for your help!
Anya
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by wassock moderator
So the suns bottom right making the bright specks depressions rather than boulders? and hence the whole s surface texture is made up of small pits, most of which are not shining the light straight at the camera?
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