Is this the way they look to everyone else?
Here is a pic of Mars....

NathanKerbonaut wrote:Source of the post When viewing Mars when the Sun is directly behind, for example, lots of light bounces off its surface, which causes the entire surface to appear brighter and more white. This may happen because it uses a texture for its surface instead of procedural terrain, so its reflectivity may not be accurate to real life.
HarbingerDawn wrote:NathanKerbonaut wrote:Source of the post When viewing Mars when the Sun is directly behind, for example, lots of light bounces off its surface, which causes the entire surface to appear brighter and more white. This may happen because it uses a texture for its surface instead of procedural terrain, so its reflectivity may not be accurate to real life.
It has nothing to do with using a real map, and is accurate to real life. Examples: https://www.reddit.com/r/spaceengine/co ... e/d1ppkam/