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Do all planets have blue sky?

Published in Planetary Atmospheres 1 min read

No, not all planets have blue skies.

While Earth's sky is blue due to Rayleigh scattering, the atmospheric composition of other planets dictates their sky's color.

Here's a breakdown:

  • Earth: Blue sky.
  • Saturn: According to research, ice crystals made of a chemical called ammonia in Saturn's upper atmosphere make it a pale shade of yellow.
  • Uranus: Uranus' atmosphere also contains some ammonia, which makes the planet a slightly greener shade than the deep blue we see on Neptune.
  • Neptune: Deep Blue.
  • Jupiter: Has a different-colored atmosphere.

This demonstrates that sky color varies based on the specific gases and particles present in a planet's atmosphere, not all planets have blue sky like Earth.

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