The Mercator map has a boundary cut error: one makes a cut of 180 degrees along the meridian of the international date line from pole to pole and unrolls the Earth’s surface, thus putting Hawaii ...

These two "pancakes" represent the most accurate flat map of Earth ever made, the study researchers said. Unlike other flat maps, the new circular map doesn't downsize or supersize the area of ...

Creating an accurate map of Earth is quite a difficult task, but in 1999 a Japanese architect claimed to achieve what was thought to be impossible. 2. VIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGES.

According to their score system, it is the most flat map of Earth. “Our map is actually more like the globe than other flat maps,” Gott added. “To see all of the globe, you have to rotate it ...

For centuries, cartographers have made numerous attempts to account for the inconsistency while trying to recreate the most accurate map of the Earth. Maps are compromises between distorting the ...

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

LRO elevation maps were used to generate a continuously varying lunar limb profile—a highly accurate depiction of the Moon's visible edge as seen from Earth.

New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the moon's shadow as it crosses the face of Earth. Traditionally, eclipse ...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Google Earth, you can now go back in time when scrolling with a handy 'Historical ...

Maps and satellite images are a brilliant substitute for a firsthand view of Earth. But make no mistake—maps are not entirely accurate, and satellites that take pictures from space have their ...

These two "pancakes" represent the most accurate flat map of Earth ever made, the study researchers said. Unlike other flat maps, the new circular map doesn't downsize or supersize the area of ...

This map bowed out the equator in an attempt to replicate the topography of a sphere and avoid stretching out areas far from the equator. It succeeds in presenting a more accurate view of the poles, ...