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  • Jupiter's Color: Unraveling the Mystery of the Gas Giant's Hue
    Jupiter is a pale yellowish-brown colour.

    It's not a solid, but a gas giant, so it doesn't have a single colour like a rock. The colour comes from the mix of gases in its atmosphere, including:

    * Ammonia creates white bands

    * Phosphine creates reddish-brown bands

    * Hydrogen sulfide creates yellow-brown bands

    The swirling clouds and atmospheric storms give Jupiter its characteristic banded appearance.

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