Earth Rendering The Earth globe image to the right was created using a FORTRAN program and a data file (416K) containing RGB color information for each position on Earth (i.e. a cylindrical projection global map). The program basically just uses simple geometry to map the global map onto a sphere. The user can select the view point and illumination angles. Cylindrical Projection Global Map

Earth Rendering

The Earth globe image to the right was created using a FORTRAN program and a data file (416K) containing RGB color information for each position on Earth (i.e. a cylindrical projection global map). The program basically just uses simple geometry to map the global map onto a sphere. The user can select the view point and illumination angles.

Cylindrical Projection Global Map

Mars Rendering The Mars globe image to the right was created using a FORTRAN program and a data file (416K) containing RGB color information for each position on Mars (i.e. a cylindrical projection global map). The program basically just uses simple geometry to map the global map onto a sphere. The user can select the view point and illumination angles. Cylindrical Projection Global Map

Mars Rendering

The Mars globe image to the right was created using a FORTRAN program and a data file (416K) containing RGB color information for each position on Mars (i.e. a cylindrical projection global map). The program basically just uses simple geometry to map the global map onto a sphere. The user can select the view point and illumination angles.

Cylindrical Projection Global Map

Rendering the Earth's Atmosphere
Map of the cloudless Earth
Global map of Mars from Viking images
Xearth Software
Rayleigh Atmosphere

Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu

Earth Rendering

Mars Rendering

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