Talk:Lambert conformal conic projection
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During a space shuttle mission you have noticed a map of the world and a location of the shuttle. You noted that shuttle flight path appears to be on a frequency graph with high and lows vs. and smooth line. Taking in account the tilt of the earth, what accounts for the irregular plotted flight path???
- I assume space shuttle goes up in the space before orbits. It does not travel like an aircraft does (who intends to travel the great circle for a shortest distance to arrive at its destination on the earth). Observed from the earth, it is affected by Coriolis force, and its path is deflected, although it is supposed to be straight up to the sky in an inertial world. Does map projection have anything to do with space shuttle's path? --Natasha2006 15:36, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
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