The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agoProof that the earth isn't flatlemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1746arrow-down118
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minus-squarePineRune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 days agoI always thought it was to show depth.
minus-squarekersplooshAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 days agoIt is. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is clearly visible in OP’s picture as a ribbon of lighter blue.
minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoOh, I thought this was meant to be photorealistic minus clouds.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 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-squareInfynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 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