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Io in True Color (thelemmy.club)

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[-] MetalSlugX@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago

Not true color. This is an "enhanced" photo.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago

Indeed.

This color mosaic uses the near-infrared, green and violet filters (slightly more than the visible range) of the spacecraft's camera and approximates what the human eye would see.

[-] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

It world also appear much darker.

[-] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't think about that. It almost looks metallic, or like the shading you see with 3d modelling software

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

The source claims that enhanced is this one: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/global-image-of-io-false-color/

this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2026

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