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pro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

This is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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This is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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    They basically remap wavelengths, so yes, absolutely those would be representative of real features, either in the atmosphere or on the ground.

    That said, absolutely, sometimes there’s a bit of artistic license in how the wavelengths are mapped.

    Edit: the space.com article on the image describes some of the physical features depicted:

    https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-saturn-moon-titan

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