Post by clarencebunsen on Mar 31, 2015 18:15:10 GMT -5
The Grand Texture of Planets
blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/2015/03/30/grand-texture-planets/
In an idle moment, while staring at a set of solar system data, it occurred to me that it might be interesting to display a set of planetary surfaces on an equal footing, where the overall texture of these worlds was visible (although topography is probably a more accurate word on these scales) – and decided it was worth sharing as a brief piece of solar system trivia.
In the images below I’ve collected a set of planetary maps with the same cylindrical projection, and with their grayscale adjusted to a similar range. I’ve cheated a bit by including Ceres, Europa, Ganymede, and Titan because I wanted a comparison across a wider range of surface environments. I’ve also cheated by using some data that is based on radar reflectivity (Titan, Venus).
In the images below I’ve collected a set of planetary maps with the same cylindrical projection, and with their grayscale adjusted to a similar range. I’ve cheated a bit by including Ceres, Europa, Ganymede, and Titan because I wanted a comparison across a wider range of surface environments. I’ve also cheated by using some data that is based on radar reflectivity (Titan, Venus).
blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/2015/03/30/grand-texture-planets/
