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Jupiter is more brightly colored than Saturn because Saturn is farther from the sun and colder, making the bands less chemically active and so less colorful.

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Does the thickness of the cloud layers have anything to do with the colors?

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This solution goes through the colors of planets and what determines these colors.

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Yes, the thickness of the cloud layers will affect how colorful the planets appear; the more thicker the cloud layers are, ...

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