Red

On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:16:40 AM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:

Here is a picture of Mercury...


https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html


What color is it?


Well, it sure isn't red, as anyone can see there isn't a lick of red there. From your own link we can all read for ourselves...

"The colors of the solar system's innermost planet are enhanced in this tantalizing view, based on global image data from the Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft. Human eyes would not discern the clear color differences..."

On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8:13:41 PM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
palsing wrote:

On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:16:40 AM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:

Here is a picture of Mercury...


https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html


What color is it?

Well, it sure isn't red, as anyone can see there isn't a lick of red there. From your own link we can all read for ourselves...

"The colors of the solar system's innermost planet are enhanced in this tantalizing view, based on global image data from the Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft. Human eyes would not discern the clear color differences..."


Well, if it isn't Red...what color is it??? Green? Blue?

Your link clearly shows lots of colors! But NO RED! NONE! Have another look...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html

On Monday, February 26, 2018 at 12:08:15 PM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
palsing wrote:

On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8:13:41 PM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:
palsing wrote:

On Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:16:40 AM UTC-8, The Starmaker wrote:

Here is a picture of Mercury...


https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html


What color is it?

Well, it sure isn't red, as anyone can see there isn't a lick of red there. From your own link we can all read for ourselves...

"The colors of the solar system's innermost planet are enhanced in this tantalizing view, based on global image data from the Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft. Human eyes would not discern the clear color differences..."


Well, if it isn't Red...what color is it??? Green? Blue?

Your link clearly shows lots of colors! But NO RED! NONE! Have another look...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html


I don't understand...

they say earth is the blue planet...even at a big distance it is blue...a blue dot.


Certaintly the surface you're standing on is either an asphalt jungle or green grass...nobody is standing on ...water.


So, do I need to explain...averages????


I mean, come on...what goes here?


If you take that link
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130301.html

and download the image:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/130...ercury_900.jpg

open it up in photoshop
Duplicate layer
click Filter
click Blur
click...Average

and there is your Red.


Now, don't come here with all this 'reddish brown' talk...or rusty red, or greyish red...it's the Red family.


There isn't no getting around it.

You can make anything red in Photoshop... what's your point? Oh wait! You have no point, none at all!