• NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    The magnetic poles must be moving substantially. Africa has rotated almost 90 degrees in a few short decades!

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      The blue Marble was also photographed “upside down.” We tend to rotate it because the shape of Africa is apparent and familiar. The new shot is taken further West and I think closer to the planet so not as much of its surface is visible.