Cheek in the Basketball

James Cameron in Wired: We’ve been only to low Earth orbit since 1972, and from that altitude of 220 miles, looking at the 7,900-mile-diameter Earth is like peering at a basketball with your cheek pressed against it. Yes, you’ll see curvature, but you’re not seeing the whole thing.

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