Earth in another Star? o.O ?

Genxav · Jul 5, 2015

So i was browsing reddit and i found that somebody found a "Earth like planet" that looks pretty much like Earth D:

Hopefully he is trolling

Here is the link
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/3c5i3l/i_just_found_this_beautiful_earthlike_world/

CMDR Hagglebeard · Jul 5, 2015

That IS Earth. Earth is classified as an Earth-like planet.

mossfoot · Jul 5, 2015

He has to be trolling - the landmass design on planets has been a minor disappointment of mine. They seem to be fractally based and consist almost entirely of fjords (Slartibartfast must be busy). There isn't a sense of plate tetonics and land mass moving involved, when you compare several of those Earth Likes to the actual Earth.

Tarman · Jul 5, 2015

mossfoot said:
He has to be trolling - the landmass design on planets has been a minor disappointment of mine. They seem to be fractally based and consist almost entirely of fjords (Slartibartfast must be busy). There isn't a sense of plate tetonics and land mass moving involved, when you compare several of those Earth Likes to the actual Earth.

He finally got work again, as FD's planetary creation advisor.

"Look, not nearly enough fjords in these computations. >:| Well, I don't recall it saying "Built Earth" on YOUR resume, DID it. Just add in these formulas."

Genxav · Jul 5, 2015

i know it looks like earth, but he seems to have found that planet away from SOL lol crazy if its true

Schmack · Jul 5, 2015

Nah, Earth is bigger. That thing isn't much bigger than the ship he's flying

Vasious · Jul 5, 2015

Is the Joke a play on that Earth is listed as an "Earth-like world" in the system map, so it could be an image of Sol 3, an Earth-Like world

Jediben · Jul 5, 2015

Africa ain't that big. Troll.

c64orinoco · Jul 5, 2015

It would have been a better troll with a different sky int he background. Those are the stars at Earth's location; Antares & Taurus are easy to spot near Barnard's Loop.