Potato Earth: Gravity satellite reveals what our planet REALLY looks like

At first glance it looks like a potato-shaped asteroid flying through space.

But this multi-coloured image is actually the Earth – and shows how gravity varies on different parts of the globe.

The images were unveiled today by the team behind the GOCE satellite at a conference in Munich and are the most accurate ever released.

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