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TL;DR The Mercator projection is a solution to a problem that does not exist in Google Earth. Projections, Mercator included, are ways to map a 3D shape (the g
by qwertyboy 14y ago
TL;DR The Mercator projection is a solution to a problem that does not exist in Google Earth.
Projections, Mercator included, are ways to map a 3D shape (the globe) onto a static 2D surface (a map). Google Earth uses a dynamic 2D surface (a screen) to display a changing view of a 3D object. See TL;DR.