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This is Titan, Saturn's largest Moon captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. (programming.dev)
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[–] zaphod@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They basically remap wavelengths, so yes, absolutely those would be representative of real features, either in the atmosphere or on the ground.

That said, absolutely, sometimes there's a bit of artistic license in how the wavelengths are mapped.

Edit: the space.com article on the image describes some of the physical features depicted:

https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-saturn-moon-titan