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27 Apr 2024 13:32:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Exomoon Whatmough - height distribution problem  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 13 Feb 2018 07:44:26
Message: <5a82ddaa@news.povray.org>
On 13-2-2018 10:21, Jörg "Yadgar" Bleimann wrote:
> Hi(gh)!
> 
> Meanwhile, I generated the first global physical maps of Whatmough (see 
> also my posting in p.b.a), starting with the terrain relief and land/see 
> distribution as shown in the animation (first image attached)... as 
> ocean depths and land heights were still too extreme for an almost 
> Earth-sized body, I tweaked the scaling factor of the terrain function 
> as well as the sea level (second image). But still I'm not contented 
> with the result, as low-lying land areas (dark and light green) and 
> shallow continental shelves (pale cyan) are by far too narrow to look 
> Earth-like. Which parameter(s) of the ridged_mf() function do I have to 
> change to achieve this?
> 
> See you in Khyberspace!
> 
> Yadgar

I would say that the continental shelf width is ok; the land heights 
have a problem indeed.

I may have a solution, but I need to delve deep into my (planetary) 
scene files, so patience.

-- 
Thomas


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