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SjurEido t1_j8x3x16 wrote

I'm confused. I though the "seasons" rotated around the globe based on the angle of our axis in relation to the sun as we orbited it.

This makes it seem that Earth experiences the same season planet wide simultaneously.

What am I missing?

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tjt5754 t1_j91dehj wrote

Look more closely at how the snow at the tip of South America is offset by 6mos from the snow up north. Also if you look at Australia you'll see a brown/green cycle that matches as well.

Fact is there just isn't much land far enough south to show the snow cover that makes this more visible in the north.

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ooMEAToo OP t1_j9q0aeb wrote

I believe they are just showing it this way to give the look that the earth is breathing.

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