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Most Complete Topographical Map of Earth Complete

Posted by timothy on from the please-suggest-applications-below dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Kudos to NASA and the Japanese trade ministry for mapping 99% of the Earth's surface, surpassing their previous effort, with which the new data will be amalgamated. Apparently, the data will be free to download and use."

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  1. Oh my gosh! by tjstork · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I pulled an all-nighter, and I saw the dual headlines - carnivorous bugs, NASA and 99% of the earth, and I was nearly ready to head for the hills thinking that some astronauts had just made a terrible, terrible mistake.

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