I’m ok! A map projection is an attempt by cartographers (map makers) to show all or part of the Earth’s curved surface on a flat surface. The Mercator map projection is used widely for ...

Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past.

of Earth and Planetary Sciences — to show how Earth will look in 250 million ... and he has made multiple animated maps based from his research. For more animations from Scotese about tectonic ...