What color is the sky on mars?

Around sunset and sunrise the Martian sky is pinkish-red in color, but in the vicinity of the setting sun or rising sun it is blue. This is the exact opposite of the situation on Earth. However, during the day the sky is a yellow-brown "butterscotch" color. On Mars, Rayleigh scattering is usually a very small effect. read more

The color of the sky on Earth varies greatly, depending on things like the angle of the sun, the temperature, altitude, and dust levels in the sky. Mars isn't much different in that regard. Getting a true color image of the Martian sky, as it would appear to an astronaut standing on its soil, is a lot tougher than it sounds. read more

Since Mars is at roughly 1.5 astronomical units from the Sun, the amount of light on the surface is about half that on our planet. Under low illumination conditions, our eyes shift sensitivity towards blue because we change from using color-sensitive “cone” cells to color-blind “rod” cells. This is known as the Purkinje effect. read more

The color of the sky Around sunset and sunrise the Martian sky is pinkish-red in color, but in the vicinity of the setting sun or rising sun it is blue. This is the exact opposite of the situation on Earth. read more