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Horizon

earth science Maturity 11-13

The horizon is a line.

Horizons.svg
Horizons.svg
It is where the land meets the sky. You can see it far away. It looks like a circle around you. If you go high up, you see more. Can you find the line?

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File:Horizons.svg
Horizons.svg
File:A colorful view of airglow layers at Earth's horizon.jpg
A colorful view of airglow layers at...
File:Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre, et la rue de Rivoli, vue prise du Jardin des Tuileries.jpg
Paris moderne. Les Tuileries, le Louvre,...
File:Rising over the horizon.jpg
Rising over the horizon.jpg
File:GeometricDistanceToHorizon.png
GeometricDistanceToHorizon.png
File:HomogSphElevObsZmax.png
HomogSphElevObsZmax.png
File:HorizonDistance.png
HorizonDistance.png
File:Curvatura 2.gif
Curvatura 2.gif
File:TwoPointPerspective.png
TwoPointPerspective.png
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.2 | Vital Level 4