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A simple animation by two scientists reveals what Earth's surface is made of — and how we only see 0.5% of the planet

Ever wonder what's in the miles and miles of rocky crust just below your feet? James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist at the Japanese space agency (JAXA), asked himself that in 2019. So he sent a ...
IFLScience

Incredible Animation Shows What You'd See If All The Surface Water On Earth Disappeared

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
DLR

Animation: Flight over the lunar surface

This animation, partly in true colour and also using false colours to reveal the topography, is based on image data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a global topographic model of the ...
MCV UK

The changing face of game animation

“Surface animation has been used by other engines before, but always on a limited scale. Being able to achieve good compression to successfully implement it on a large scale will bring games even ...