boulders??

• by spooks34

  Is this a glitch? or are these large ice covered boulders??

  Posted January 9, 2013 12:02 AM

• 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

  Posted January 9, 2013 12:14 AM

• by spooks34

  Thanks for the explanation! and for taking time out and answering a lot of peoples questions!!

  Posted January 9, 2013 12:21 AM

• by Portyankina scientist

  My pleasure! And thank you for your help!

  Anya

  Posted January 9, 2013 1:15 AM

• 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?

  Posted January 16, 2013 2:31 PM