Translucent Earth
Animation
A bright translucent Earth rotates. Earth is a spheroid. WebGL blend functions, applied to a 3D model of Earth, helped create this beautiful VFX.
Earth is not a sphere. Earth may be described as an oblate spheroid with some variation. The earth's diameter is larger at the equator. Additionally mountains and oceans modify the shape of the earth. Some people say the earth is slightly tear drop shaped caused by the gravitational pull of the sun.
Diagrams below illustrate the major and minor axes of an ellipse.
The minor axis is the smaller radius of an ellipse. The major axis is the larger radius of an ellipse. An ellipse rotated around it's minor axis is considered an oblate spheroid.
If an ellipse's major and minor axes are equal in diameter, then the ellipse is a circle. A sphere results from rotating a circle around either axis.
Motion Graphics
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