00:00The ultimate guide to planetary skies. Why the sky isn't always blue. Let's explore the skies
00:06of our solar system. On Earth, the sky is a vibrant blue. But did you know that each planet
00:13has its own unique sky color? Here's what you'd see if you were on another world.
00:18On Mercury, the smallest planet and closest to the sun, the sky is a complete black. With an
00:25almost non-existent atmosphere, there's nothing to scatter the sunlight. It's like being in space
00:31but on a planet's surface. Then there's Venus. Its sky is an intense orange-yellow. Despite being
00:38closer to the sun than Earth, its atmosphere 90 times denser than ours. It's filled with carbon
00:44dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds. This makes sunlight struggle to reach the surface, creating
00:50the feeling of an eternal sunset. On our home Earth, the sky is an iconic blue. This is due
00:57to Rayleigh scattering, where gas molecules in our atmosphere scatter short-wavelength blue
01:02light more than any other color. That's why 70% of our planet's surface, covered by water,
01:08reflects that blue tone. Let's travel to Mars. Its sky is a characteristic red. The Martian surface
01:16is covered in iron oxide, the same compound that creates rust. Frequent dust storms lift these
01:23reddish particles, tinting the sky with a yellowish-red hue. However, there's a surprise. At sunset,
01:31the Martian sky turns a surprising grayish blue. Let's venture toward the gas giants, starting with
01:37Jupiter. Its sky is a faint blue, much darker than Earth's. As a gas giant, its distinctive colors are seen
01:45from space as brown stripes. But the light that manages to penetrate its dense atmosphere is
01:52scattered similarly to how it is on Earth. Creating that muted blue tone, Saturn's sky is a yellowish hue.
02:00This is due to ammonia crystals in its atmosphere, which reflect yellow light. Although it also shares
02:07orangish tones with Jupiter, the ammonia in its atmosphere dulls it to a more muted yellow.
02:12Moving on to the ice giants, Uranus has a cyan-colored sky, a fascinating mix of blue and
02:19green. The key is the methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs almost all colors of sunlight except
02:25for blue and green, reflecting them back. Finally, we arrive at Neptune. With a composition similar to
02:33Uranus's, its sky is an even more intense and deep blue. This color is due to a higher concentration of
02:40helium, which further alters light absorption, concentrating the reflected colors in blues and
02:45purples. Although both planets have a similar composition, the exact reason for their different
02:51shades of blue remains a mystery. From a barren black sky on Mercury to the deep blue of Neptune,
02:58the color of the sky in our solar system is a fascinating reminder of how different these worlds are.
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