Potato Earth: Gravity satellite reveals what our planet REALLY looks like

dailymail.co.uk ^ | March 31, 2011 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Free ThinkerNY]

At first glance it looks like a potato-shaped asteroid flying through space.

But this multi-coloured image is actually the Earth - and shows how gravity varies on different parts of the globe.

The images were unveiled today by the team behind the GOCE satellite at a conference in Munich and are the most accurate ever released.

The 'geoid' map, as it is known, is used to illustrate how oceans would look in the absence of currents or tides.

The bright yellow colours show gravity at its strongest, while it is at its weakest in the blue areas.

There appears to be no obvious differences between land and sea as gravity over North America appears to be lower than that of the African continent.

The maps are used for measuring the circulation of oceans, sea-level changes and ice-dynamics - all areas that are affected by climate change.

[Michael.SF.]

Earth looks like Helen Thomas?

[PGalt]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting.

http://www.hasbro.com/playskool/en_US/mrpotatohead/

[Keli Kilohana]

Boosh’s fault?

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL! There’s nothing else left to post. Heh heh heh.

[EGPWS]

More like Pelosi’s face when the plastics really start breaking down.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Lmao

[the invisib1e hand]

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Somehow you just know the threads that will attract the FR class clowns.

[smokingfrog]

[raybbr]

... affected by climate change.

Huh? Now we're supposed to believe that the climate affects the density of the earth? Are we supposed to believe that we weigh more on some parts of the earth opposed to others?

"What fresh hell is this?"

[reg45]

gravity over North America appears to be lower than that of the African continent

Conclusion:  Africa sucks.

[cripplecreek]

Lets help Michael Moore lose weight and drop him in the deepest part of the ocean.

[Bean Counter]

Looks like a deep scan of the cellulite in one cheek of Moose-shell’s ass...

[cripplecreek]

Are we supposed to believe that we weigh more on some parts of the earth opposed to others?

Actually yes. Where you're closer to the center of the earth the gravity is less. Gravity mapping has been around for quite a while.

[reg45]

Are we supposed to believe that we weigh more on some parts of the earth opposed to others?

Your mass (kilograms or slugs) will remain the same, but your weight (Newtons or pounds) which depends upon gravitational attraction will vary.

[SampleMan]

The map is obviously greatly exagerated.

If gravity differences were anything more than minor, the Earth would not appear to be a bulged sphere.

[NYCslicker]

Just don’t ask what Helen Thomas would look like without gravity.

[Popman]

I would bet good money that 100 years science still will not have understood “climate change” any better than today

Of course in 100 years nobody will care because 100 years ago the smart people figured out it was a scam and nobody want to be associated with known frauds

[Dogbert41]

This is accurate? And the unemployment rate is just around 10%.