EarthBall: Palm-Sized Topographic Globe
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EarthBall is a realistic, fully accurate scale model of the Earth! Experience our world in just the palm of your hand.
I created this model by combining NASA topographic (land elevation) and bathymetric (underwater elevation) maps, which result in a model of the globe if all the water was drained. I couldn't find another similar model, where there was both the elevation of land and water, and that I could hold and toss around like a baseball.
Assembly is very easy, just align the top and bottom, insert the alignment peg (you may have to sand it down a little to fit), and push the parts together. I do recommend using superglue to hold the pieces together much more strongly, and you may want to clamp the parts together while the superglue is drying.
Please note:
- the height is exaggerated significantly to make it visible
- the drop-offs you see that resemble the continents aren't actually where the real coastlines are, they are the continental shelf, where the ocean becomes much deeper
- Greenland and Antarctica look extremely elevated in this model, that is because it is based on the top of the ice (which gets pretty high), instead of the bedrock below
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