Earth Drop

on 30 Oct 2021

% Drop of Earth

% I enjoyed Joel Lynch's earth models a bunch, so here is

% a version on an upside-down water droplet.

% Starscape

r=@()rand(1,1e3);

scatter(r(),r(),r()*30,'.w');

set(gca,Po=[0

1],Color='k')

axes;

% Fcns

s=@sin;

c=@cos;

% Water Droplet

t=(-1:.01:1)*pi/2;

S=1-s(t);

p=@(f)f((0:.01:2)*pi)'.*1*S.*c(t);

% Texture with the earth.

earthmap;

Name Size Bytes Class Attributes topo 180x360 518400 double topomap1 64x3 1536 double

% Draw

surf(p(c),p(s),repmat(3*S,201,1),flip(topo)',FaceC='t',EdgeC='n')

axis equal off

colormap(topomap1)

camlight

material dull

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