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5 Aug 2024 00:22:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Heightfield of Earth?  
From: Christopher James Huff
Date: 5 Mar 2003 15:32:04
Message: <cjameshuff-8D069E.15320005032003@netplex.aussie.org>
In article <3e665ab5@news.povray.org>,
 David Burnett <var### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote:

> No to spoil anyones fun, but you do realise that to scale
> the earth is smoother than a pool ball :-)

So 8 bit grayscale should be more than enough resolution.
You exaggerate the smoothness though...it is very smooth at that scale, 
but there are visible irregularities.

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