Re: Martian Sky Colour

[Larry Woolf <larry.woolf@GAT.COM>]

See:

<http://humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/mgcm/faq/sky.html>

<http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/bluesky.html>

<http://www.opticsforteens.org/everyday/nature/sunset.asp>

And
Craig F. Bohren  and Alistair B. Fraser,  "Colors of the sky,"  The Physics
Teacher,  p.267-272 (May 1985).

Larry Woolf
General Atomics
San Diego, CA 92121
www.sci-ed-ga.org
www.ga.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Sylvester
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 1:51 AM
> Subject: Martian Sky Colour
>
> Does the Earth's blue sky have anything to do with the
> light-scattering properties of oxygen molecules? What do we
> expect the Martian sky to look like as a consequence of the
> atmospheric composition of Mars?
>
> I've seen pictures from Spirit showing a red sky, and
> websites suggesting that the colour balance has been
> (deliberately!?) distorted. Other versions of the same
> pictures show a blue or a white sky.