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So, What planet/moon is this ?

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So, What planet/moon is this ?
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Vorlie, are you gonna give us the answer yet? My brain wants to know so bad!
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 12:24 pm (This post was last modified: November 25, 2017 at 12:26 pm by Anomalocaris.)
The turbulence shown is too large in scale relative to the image circle for this to be a image of any complete planet or moon.  

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a photoshopped closeup of a part of jupiter’s Cloud bands.  The close up is rendered as if it is draped over a much smaller spherical surface. This is reinforced by scattered higher lighter colored clouds visible near the center.
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm
I win.
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 1:53 pm
(November 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I win.

Yeah? I can also do a google image search.
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 1:54 pm
I'll try and post answer around the 24 hour mark.

About 50 minutes, m/l from now.
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 2:25 pm
(November 25, 2017 at 12:24 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: The turbulence shown is too large in scale relative to the image circle for this to be a image of any complete planet or moon.  

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a photoshopped closeup of a part of jupiter’s Cloud bands.  The close up is rendered as if it is draped over a much smaller spherical surface.   This is reinforced by scattered higher lighter colored clouds visible near the center.

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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 2:33 pm
(November 25, 2017 at 1:53 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(November 25, 2017 at 1:39 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I win.

Yeah?   I can also do a google image search.

Or you can read a dozen or so science forums every day. More interesting that "google image search".
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 3:09 pm
Ok, the image is from the European Space Agency weather satellite Meteosat.

The image was taken from above the equator of earth, and is centered just off the west coast of Africa.

The image is taken through a special infrared filter that emphasizes water vapor. Even over the driest areas there is still water vapor in the atmosphere so images in this range of IR do not show surface features, just "swirls of humidity" floating around in the air from pole to pole.

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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 4:18 pm
(November 25, 2017 at 3:09 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Ok, the image is from the European Space Agency weather satellite Meteosat.

The image was taken from above the equator of earth, and is centered just off the west coast of Africa.

The image is taken through a special infrared filter that emphasizes water vapor.  Even over the driest areas there is still water vapor in the atmosphere so images in this range of IR do not show surface features, just "swirls of humidity" floating around in the air from pole to pole.

Everyone who said "earth"  take a bow.

Do I get a point for being the farthest away?
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RE: So, What planet/moon is this ?
November 25, 2017 at 5:17 pm
(November 25, 2017 at 4:18 pm)Cod Wrote:
(November 25, 2017 at 3:09 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Ok, the image is from the European Space Agency weather satellite Meteosat.

The image was taken from above the equator of earth, and is centered just off the west coast of Africa.

The image is taken through a special infrared filter that emphasizes water vapor.  Even over the driest areas there is still water vapor in the atmosphere so images in this range of IR do not show surface features, just "swirls of humidity" floating around in the air from pole to pole.

Everyone who said "earth"  take a bow.

Do I get a point for being the farthest away?

Sorry, the extra credit points went to the various anus answers.
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