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How does this picture make any sense? Europe, Asia, Both America's, and Australia all fit on the other half? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/562652dbe4b
by loudlambda 5y ago
How does this picture make any sense? Europe, Asia, Both America's, and Australia all fit on the other half?
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/562652dbe4b05bbfdc596fd7/t/604cf3cea0288525902203fc/1615655904969/AS17-148-22727.jpg https://static1.squarespace.com/static/562652dbe4b05bbfdc596...
- projectileboy 5y agoThe Pacific Ocean is enormous.
- shawncampbell 5y agoYes, they do. Try orienting the globe for yourself here: https://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/physics/solarSystem/InteractiveEarth/interactiveEarth.html https://www.echalk.co.uk/Science/physics/solarSystem/Interac...
- loudlambda 5y agoYou're right! But with my globe at home, and that site you listed, at the same angle I can clearly see part of India and Australia, it's weird that they don't seem to show up in this picture.
- roywiggins 5y agoIf you get closer and widen the lens, you will see an arbitrarily small portion of the earth as you approach it.
- alexjudson 5y agoKeep in mind that you are not seeing a complete "half" of the earth in this picture. As your distance increases, the effective horizon encompasses more of the surface. Only at infinite distance would you see exactly half of a sphere (mathematically speaking). Try taking a picture of your globe closer and closer to the surface and watch as less of the surface is visible in each.