The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agoProof that the earth isn't flatlemmy.worldimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1737arrow-down119
arrow-up1718arrow-down1imageProof that the earth isn't flatlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 days agoIt is. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is clearly visible in OP’s picture as a ribbon of lighter blue.
minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOh, I thought this was meant to be photorealistic minus clouds.
minus-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoWell, it is, in that deeper water usually looks darker than shallow water
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoBut, at the depths mostly involved, you would not see it. It’s all near-bottomless. It’s only meant to convey information evocatively.
It is. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is clearly visible in OP’s picture as a ribbon of lighter blue.
Oh, I thought this was meant to be photorealistic minus clouds.
Well, it is, in that deeper water usually looks darker than shallow water
But, at the depths mostly involved, you would not see it. It’s all near-bottomless. It’s only meant to convey information evocatively.