Friday, June 29, 2012

It's a Small World After All


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A few days ago, NASA released this lovely composite image of our home planet:

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It?s a spectacular image. Click to view in full resolution!

But the projection is slightly?unusual. Can you pick why this isn?t what the earth would look like if you were viewing it from, say, the moon?

Alex WildAbout the Author: Alex Wild is an Illinois-based entomologist who studies the evolutionary history of ants. In 2003 he founded a photography business as an aesthetic complement to his scientific work, and his natural history photographs appear in numerous museums, books, and media outlets. Follow on Twitter @myrmecos.

The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

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