The source of the color differences is still unclear, but it likely could have been caused by subtle differences in surface composition or grain size that make up Hyperion's 280 kilometer diameter glacial surface
This artificial color image of Saturn's moon Hyperion shows color changes along the battered surface of the scarred moon.
To create this image, images in the ultraviolet, green light and infrared light frequencies were combined together. The image makes it possible to differentiate between the different true color shades of each area. It's basically a color map that maintains the relative brightness of the entire moon photograph.
The combination of the color and luminance map shows how colors vary on Hyperion's surface in relation to geological formations. The source of the color differences is still unclear, but it likely could have been caused by subtle differences in surface composition or grain size that make up Hyperion's 280-kilometer-wide glacial surface.
For this purpose, the scientists used the narrow-angle camera of the Cassini spacecraft on June 28, 2006, from a distance of 294 thousand kilometers from Hyperion. Image scale is 2 kilometers per pixel.
