German satellites sense Earth's lumps and bumps.

The German space agency (DLR) has released a spectacular 3D map of Earth.

Built from images acquired by two radar satellites, it traces the variations in height across all land surfaces - an area totalling more than 148 million sq km.

DLR is making the map free and open, enabling any scientist to download and use it.

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