diff --git a/punyverse/assets/textures/earth_normal.jpg b/punyverse/assets/textures/earth_normal.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeae547
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diff --git a/punyverse/glgeom.py b/punyverse/glgeom.py
index 921ee12..12c6f38 100644
--- a/punyverse/glgeom.py
+++ b/punyverse/glgeom.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from math import *
 from pyglet.gl import *
-from random import random, uniform, gauss, choice
+from random import random, gauss, choice
 
 TWOPI = pi * 2
 
 __all__ = ['compile', 'ortho', 'frustrum', 'crosshair', 'circle', 'disk', 'sphere', 'colourball', 'torus', 'belt',
-           'flare']
+           'flare', 'normal_sphere']
 
 
 def compile(pointer, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -160,6 +160,66 @@ def colourball(r, lats, longs, colour, fv4=GLfloat * 4):
     gluDeleteQuadric(sphere)
 
 
+def normal_sphere(r, divide, tex, normal, lighting=True, fv4=GLfloat * 4):
+    from texture import pil_load
+    print 'Loading normal map: %s...' % normal,
+    normal_map = pil_load(normal)
+    normal = normal_map.load()
+    print
+    width, height = normal_map.size
+
+    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)
+    if lighting:
+        glDisable(GL_BLEND)
+        glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_AMBIENT_AND_DIFFUSE, fv4(1, 1, 1, 0))
+        glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_SPECULAR, fv4(1, 1, 1, 0))
+        glMaterialf(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_SHININESS, 125)
+    else:
+        glDisable(GL_LIGHTING)
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex)
+
+    twopi_divide = TWOPI / divide
+    pi_divide = pi / divide
+    glBegin(GL_QUAD_STRIP)
+    for j in xrange(divide + 1):
+        phi1 = j * twopi_divide
+        phi2 = (j + 1) * twopi_divide
+
+        for i in xrange(divide + 1):
+            theta = i * pi_divide
+
+            s = phi2 / TWOPI
+            u = min(int(s * width), width - 1)
+            t = theta / pi
+            v = min(int(t * height), height - 1)
+            x, y, z = normal[u, v]
+            nx, ny, nz = sin(theta) * cos(phi2), sin(theta) * sin(phi2), cos(theta)
+            #delta = normal[u, v] / 255.
+            #glNormal3f(nx + delta, ny + delta, nz + delta)
+            #glNormal3f(nx + x / 64., ny + y / 64., nz + z / 64.)
+            glNormal3f(nx + x / 128. - 1, ny + y / 128. - 1, nz + z / 128. - 1)
+            #glNormal3f(nx, ny, nz)
+            glTexCoord2f(s, 1 - t)
+            glVertex3f(r * nx, r * ny, r * nz)
+
+            s = phi1 / TWOPI    # x
+            u = min(int(s * width), width - 1)
+            x, y, z = normal[u, v]
+            nx, ny, nz = sin(theta) * cos(phi1), sin(theta) * sin(phi1), cos(theta)
+            #delta = normal[u, v] / 255.
+            #glNormal3f(nx + delta, ny + delta, nz + delta)
+            #glNormal3f(nx + x / 64., ny + y / 64., nz + z / 64.)
+            glNormal3f(nx + x / 128. - 1, ny + y / 128. - 1, nz + z / 128. - 1)
+            #glNormal3f(nx, ny, nz)
+            glTexCoord2f(s, 1 - t)
+            glVertex3f(r * nx, r * ny, r * nz)
+    glEnd()
+
+    glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)
+    glEnable(GL_LIGHTING)
+    glEnable(GL_BLEND)
+
+
 def belt(radius, cross, object, count):
     for i in xrange(count):
         theta = TWOPI * random()
diff --git a/punyverse/texture.py b/punyverse/texture.py
index 83145f8..894e29e 100644
--- a/punyverse/texture.py
+++ b/punyverse/texture.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from StringIO import StringIO
 
-__all__ = ['load_texture', 'load_clouds', 'load_image']
+__all__ = ['load_texture', 'load_clouds', 'load_image', 'pil_load']
 
 id = 0
 cache = {}
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ def load_texture(file):
     return id
 
 
+def pil_load(file):
+    import Image
+    return Image.open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'assets', 'textures', file))
+
+
 def load_clouds(file):
     if os.path.isabs(file):
         path = file
diff --git a/punyverse/world.json b/punyverse/world.json
index 02c9eb2..9da6d1f 100644
--- a/punyverse/world.json
+++ b/punyverse/world.json
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
       "roll": -90,
       "mass": 5.97219e+24,
       "rotation": 86400,
-      "division": 70,
+      "division": 250,
+      "normal": "earth_normal.jpg",
       "atmosphere": {
         "cloud_texture": ["cloudmap.jpg", "cloudmap_small.jpg"],
         "diffuse_texture": "atmosphere_earth.png",
diff --git a/punyverse/world.py b/punyverse/world.py
index fa5def2..ed73e0e 100644
--- a/punyverse/world.py
+++ b/punyverse/world.py
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ def load_world(file):
                 if cheap:
                     object_id = compile(colourball, radius, division, division, texture)
                 else:
-                    object_id = compile(sphere, radius, division, division, texture, lighting=lighting)
+                    if 'normal' in info:
+                        object_id = compile(normal_sphere, radius, division, texture, info['normal'], lighting=lighting)
+                    else:
+                        object_id = compile(sphere, radius, division, division, texture, lighting=lighting)
             elif 'model' in info:
                 scale = info.get('scale', 1)
                 object_id = model_list(load_model(info['model']), info.get('sx', scale), info.get('sy', scale),