Not so round Earth
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- chrisRG
Wow, awesome!
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM1AK6…ESA's GOCE mission has delivered the most accurate model of the 'geoid' ever produced, which will be used to further our understanding of how Earth works.
The geoid is the surface of an ideal global ocean in the absence of tides and currents, shaped only by gravity. It is a crucial reference for measuring ocean circulation, sea-level change and ice dynamics – all affected by climate change.
- 74LEO0
Whats the location of the dark blue hole?
- 74LEO0
@ detritus
Your right. After looking at it its so weird India kinda caves in a lot. Right at the tip of the plateau.
This is really amazing.
- georgesIII0
yet, we forget that we live on a rock that float in space and constantly try to destroy ourselves
- pinkfloyd0
Looks like play doh to me
- scarabin0
wait, this is the shape of the earth without water on it?
- TheMagicSheep0
radzilla™
- i_monk0
I don't understand what I'm looking at. If it's an ocean why do we see continents? How can a ball of water have such drastic bulging?
- mg330
- dskz0
im trying to come up with something minstrel for laughs but I havent had my coffee yet.
This is cool though.