Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: RightWhale
I know it's 'art' - the 'real thing' looks more like this...with the water. Is it really that much different?
41 posted on 01/12/2008 4:59:15 PM PST by Fred Nerks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies ]


To: Fred Nerks

The vertical dimension of the surface features is vastly exaggerated, radius r or z axis or whatever. Makes the planet a lot lumpier than it really is.


42 posted on 01/12/2008 5:03:24 PM PST by RightWhale (Dean Koonz is good, but my favorite authors are Dun and Bradstreet)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson