pro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1313arrow-down1imageThis is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.programming.devpro_grammer@programming.dev to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square66fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarezaphodlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoThey 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
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