Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

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Have you seen this image before?

Poll ended at Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:58 pm

Yes, on APOD.
577
33%
Yes, elsewhere.
362
21%
No.
785
45%
Oops!
6
0%
 
Total votes: 1730

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by charlieo3 » Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:19 pm

I have heard the statistics before, but I do not recall previously having seen this image or any other graphic depicting it visually. Cool. Having seen it, the image certainly creates a hard-to-forget imprint on the brain. imho

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by tcarroll@keuka.edu » Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:02 pm

It means more now that I am aware of there being so much water and ice in and beyond the Solar System. It might be feasible that, eons ago, a collision between Earth and a large "icy" body could have resulted in there being so much surface water. -- Tom Carroll/Physics/Keuka College (NY)

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by Salt extracted? » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:25 pm

I wonder if the representation considers the sea's salt or is it just water? :)
Would it be tinnier, then?

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by Chris Peterson » Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:09 pm

Salt extracted? wrote:I wonder if the representation considers the sea's salt or is it just water? :)
When you add salt to water, the volume actually goes down a bit. But either way, you're not going to see a visual difference in an image like this.
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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by wbd » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:18 am

I voted 'No' but maybe I have seen it before and simply forgotten, given that I've been a regular APOD visitor since the late '90's.

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by Sposter2 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:46 am

Not only have I seen it before on APOD, I copied it to my NASA photos folder and use it as a background slideshow on my desktop. It is a wonderful image! Thank you!

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by Another Guest » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:39 am

To my eye the ball should appear much smaller. It appears to span half the width of the US, isn't that more than 1400 km?

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Re: Have you seen this image before? (APOD of 2016 Sep 11)

Post by pablo valenzuela » Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:51 pm

sigo diariamente las imàgenes de Apod desde sus inicios, so... :D :D