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by Tabular-Iceberg 1524 days ago
I think they don’t want the tile server API have to think about what planet it’s on and where said planet has its oceans. So every tile has to have a valid image associated with it.
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By the time that will be a concern, mapping apps will have been rewritten in JavaScript++ 5 times over.
It’s been a concern for several years already. You can visit several planets and their satellites with Google Maps, at least.