Multimedia
A reconstruction of Io's true color
Filed under pretty pictures, explaining image processing, amateur image processing, Jupiter's moons, Io, Galileo
Go Back
The left image is a straight red-green-violet color combination from Galileo. The right image has a blue channel synthesized from blue and green filter images (blue = 0.55*green + 0.45*violet) and may be a closer representation of the color that Io would appear to the human observer.
NASA / JPL / UA / color composite by Jason Perry
Copyright holder: Jason Perry
Original image data dated on or about March 29, 1998
Connect With Us
Facebook! Twitter! Google+ and more…
Continue the conversation with our online community!
Comments:
Leave a Comment:
You must be logged in to submit a comment. Log in now.