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From: James Wood
Subject: map of Earth
Date: 4 Sep 1999 01:26:49
Message: <37D0AE37.CF8A73B5@wa.freei.net>
Does anyone know where I can get an image of good old planet Earth that
can be used as an image map on a sphere? Please----Please-----Please
Thank you


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From: Bob Hughes
Subject: Re: map of Earth
Date: 4 Sep 1999 02:26:26
Message: <37d0bb92@news.povray.org>
There are tens, possibly hundreds : ) but for a start try here:
http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/maps/
or maybe here: http://www.mmedia.is/~bjj/
possibly even here:
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/postgrad/thomasc1/render/planets.htm
and then there's always Ken Tylers fabulous links web page:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/bkmrk999.htm

Bob

James Wood <jwo### [at] wafreeinet> wrote in message
news:37D0AE37.CF8A73B5@wa.freei.net...
> Does anyone know where I can get an image of good old planet Earth
that
> can be used as an image map on a sphere? Please----Please-----Please
> Thank you


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From: Matt Giwer
Subject: Re: map of Earth
Date: 5 Sep 1999 02:14:55
Message: <37D20A5C.5176EF10@giwersworld.org>
James Wood wrote:

> Does anyone know where I can get an image of good old planet Earth that
> can be used as an image map on a sphere? Please----Please-----Please
> Thank you

	I have seen dozens on the NASA and JPL sites. I can also say in
looking for exactly that, those folks who take our tax money have
not been very courtious to us. There are damned few that full
"circle" images. Just keep looking. They are there. I have found
a couple that suit my needs but I can not say they would satisfy
yours. For example, I have found only one suiting my needs with
land masses but the land masses are Horn of Africa/Arabian
peninsula. 

	Without being too critical only the moon missions and a couple
of flybys have been at the right distance to get the full earth.
Meaning, expect to be as frustrated as I have been. If all else
fails, email me and I will send you what I have found but again,
they happen to suit my needs. 

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http://www.giwersworld.org/artiii/

Oh my God! They've rendered Kenny!


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