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Unwrapping the Globe

This is the Earth — a globe, lit by one distant Sun. The half that faces the Sun is in daylight; the rest is night. It is measured, photographed and flown around every single day. Yet some insist it is really flat. Press Next to see what that would take.

Globe ⇄ Flat map
globe
Sun declination
equinox
 
 
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Story
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