The Picard ManeuverM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish • 5 days agoProof that the earth isn't flatlemmy.worldimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1749arrow-down119
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minus-square@PineRune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•5 days agoI always thought it was to show depth.
minus-squarekersplooshlinkfedilinkEnglish15•5 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•5 days agoOh, I thought this was meant to be photorealistic minus clouds.
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish2•5 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•5 days agoWell, it is, in that deeper water usually looks darker than shallow water
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