Some comments:
I don't think the planet's cloud cover should look 3D or voluminous from this
distance, and certainly the atmosphere should be a lot thinner. If the clouds
are water vapour, they should have a much higher albedo (i.e. be brighter).
Also, the atmosphere probably shoudn't glow on the night side, and I'd say the
whole hemisphere should be darker.
IIRC the rotation of a planet tends to create certain prevailing latitudinal
winds. So maybe create some semi-regular banding patterns of cloud cover, for
example around the equator.
You mention you tried to animate the clouds. Unless you intend to squeeze a
significant time span into the clip, is it really worth the trouble? If the
winds were strong enough to cause cloud movement noticeable from space, I doubt
the planet would be all that green ;)

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