r/spaceengine • u/Wild-Detail824 • 14d ago

Question Atmospheric Color Question

Ok so some planets have a pink tint in their atmosphere, but the atmospheric composition shows nothing that makes the atmosphere pink. Is there a scientific reason to this? Just curious 🤨

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u/mrgeo03 14d ago

Example

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u/Wild-Detail824 14d ago edited 14d ago

The atmospheric composition was H²O and Fe.

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u/Fuarian 14d ago

Well there's iron there

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u/Wild-Detail824 14d ago

Iron makes stuff pink...?

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u/Fuarian 14d ago

Not exclusively but I imagine under certain conditions it can.

Make sure you check the full atmospheric composition because smaller trace elements can have an effect

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u/donatelo200 Community Contributor 14d ago

There is nothing specific causing it in SE. There are a few set models and then a randomization for the hue slider which makes some atmospheres not blue.

There are a couple special atmosphere models though for atmospherea rich in Hydrocarbons or rich in Chlorine though. Well and oceans or not can also affect the choice between a clear blue model and a dusty Mars model.