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minus-square@ceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•6 days agoSlightly off topic, but can anyone ELI5 why parts of the ocean way off the coast can be significantly lighter or darker shades of blue?
minus-square@PineRune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•6 days agoI always thought it was to show depth.
minus-squarekersplooshlinkfedilinkEnglish15•6 days agoIt is. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is clearly visible in OP’s picture as a ribbon of lighter blue.
minus-square@ceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 days agoOh, I thought this was meant to be photorealistic minus clouds.
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish2•6 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.
minus-square@Infynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 days agoWell, it is, in that deeper water usually looks darker than shallow water
Slightly off topic, but can anyone ELI5 why parts of the ocean way off the coast can be significantly lighter or darker shades of blue?
I always thought it was to show depth.
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.
But, at the depths mostly involved, you would not see it. It’s all near-bottomless. It’s only meant to convey information evocatively.
Well, it is, in that deeper water usually looks darker than shallow water