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The moon's colour is said to be an uneven composition of a redish/dark blueish grey and slightly yellow tinge. However, in the Apollo images we see it is a bright grey/white. Why ? and Why does its true colour show up on the reflection of the astronauts helmet ?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/askscience

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