The mineral moon | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

teal sand Feb 18, 2025, 4:19 PM

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8 inch skywatcher quattro, Uv/ir cut filter 1.25”, Neptune c-ii

hallow lark Feb 18, 2025, 4:31 PM

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This is a stupid question but

Is the mineral moon just the moon ? 😭😭

teal sand Feb 18, 2025, 4:51 PM

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Idk i just put the title that way😭

plucky garden Feb 18, 2025, 5:08 PM

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hallow lark This is a stupid question but Is the mineral moon just the moon ? 😭😭

"Mineral Moon" is just a name for this type of moon image.

Mineral moon images are processed in such a way that the color variations in the soils, rocks, and dirt on the surface are enhanced greatly. Titanium deposits become blueish, iron oxide deposits start to look red, and recently upturned materials look more white than they usually do.

hallow lark Feb 18, 2025, 5:09 PM

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plucky garden "Mineral Moon" is just a name for this type of moon image. Mineral moon images...

Ah I see ! Much appreciated 🤝

plucky garden Feb 18, 2025, 5:10 PM

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Mineralized images have been done with other rocky bodies in our solar system as well, Mercury and Pluto look rather interesting when mineralized

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Mineral Mercury

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Mineral Pluto

hallow lark Feb 18, 2025, 5:11 PM

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Wow that’s insane

plucky garden Feb 18, 2025, 5:12 PM

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obviously, not even close to what they really look like in natural color, but these are merely scientific images processed for the purpose of data, not necessarily realism

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