diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.cpp b/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.cpp
index 29d5d6f57e..f8036785c0 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.cpp
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace {
 
     const char* keyGeometry = "Geometry";
     const char* keyProjection = "Projection";
+    const char* keyMeridianShift = "Textures.MeridianShift";
     const char* keyColorTexture = "Textures.Color";
     const char* keyHeightTexture = "Textures.Height";
 
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ documentation::Documentation RenderablePlanetProjection::Documentation() {
                 "Contains information about projecting onto this planet.",
                 Optional::No
             },
+            {
+                keyMeridianShift,
+                new BoolVerifier,
+                "Determines whether the meridian of the planet should be shifted by 180 "
+                "degrees. The default value is 'false'",
+                Optional::Yes
+            },
             {
                 keyColorTexture,
                 new StringVerifier,
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@ RenderablePlanetProjection::RenderablePlanetProjection(const ghoul::Dictionary&
     , _heightMapTexturePath("heightMap", "Heightmap Texture")
     , _rotation("rotation", "Rotation", 0, 0, 360)
     , _heightExaggeration("heightExaggeration", "Height Exaggeration", 1.f, 0.f, 100.f)
+    , _shiftMeridianBy180("shiftMeiridian", "Shift Meridian by 180 deg", false)
     , _debugProjectionTextureRotation("debug.projectionTextureRotation", "Projection Texture Rotation", 0.f, 0.f, 360.f)
     , _programObject(nullptr)
     , _fboProgramObject(nullptr)
@@ -152,14 +161,19 @@ RenderablePlanetProjection::RenderablePlanetProjection(const ghoul::Dictionary&
     // as the requirements are fixed (ab)
     std::string texturePath = "";
     success = dictionary.getValue("Textures.Color", texturePath);
-    if (success){
+    if (success) {
         _colorTexturePath = absPath(texturePath); 
     }
 
     std::string heightMapPath = "";
     success = dictionary.getValue("Textures.Height", heightMapPath);
-    if (success)
+    if (success) {
         _heightMapTexturePath = absPath(heightMapPath);
+    }
+
+    if (dictionary.hasKeyAndValue<bool>(keyMeridianShift)) {
+        _shiftMeridianBy180 = dictionary.value<bool>(keyMeridianShift);
+    }
 
     glm::vec2 radius = glm::vec2(1.0, 9.0);
     dictionary.getValue(keyRadius, radius);
@@ -176,6 +190,8 @@ RenderablePlanetProjection::RenderablePlanetProjection(const ghoul::Dictionary&
 
     addProperty(_heightExaggeration);
     addProperty(_debugProjectionTextureRotation);
+
+    addProperty(_shiftMeridianBy180);
 }
 
 RenderablePlanetProjection::~RenderablePlanetProjection() {}
@@ -416,7 +432,9 @@ void RenderablePlanetProjection::render(const RenderData& data) {
     //_programObject->setUniform("debug_projectionTextureRotation", glm::radians(_debugProjectionTextureRotation.value()));
 
     //setPscUniforms(*_programObject.get(), data.camera, data.position);
-    
+
+    _programObject->setUniform("shiftMeridian", _shiftMeridianBy180);
+
     ghoul::opengl::TextureUnit unit[3];
     unit[0].activate();
     _baseTexture->bind();
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.h b/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.h
index 5fb9963a9a..8c09ba32bd 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.h
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/rendering/renderableplanetprojection.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _baseTexture;
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture> _heightMapTexture;
 
+    properties::BoolProperty _shiftMeridianBy180;
+
     properties::FloatProperty _heightExaggeration;
     properties::FloatProperty _debugProjectionTextureRotation;
 
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanetProjection_fs.glsl b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanetProjection_fs.glsl
index d8b11e1297..34020b7eef 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanetProjection_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanetProjection_fs.glsl
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ void main() {
       inRange(projected.y, 0, 1)) &&
       dot(v_b, normal) < 0 )
     {
-    // The 1-x is in this texture call because of flipped textures
-    // to be fixed soon ---abock
         color = texture(projectionTexture, vec2(projected.x, projected.y));
         stencil = vec4(1.0); 
     }
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_fs.glsl b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_fs.glsl
index 85eb2e1d8e..01952d4030 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_fs.glsl
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_fs.glsl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ in vec2 vs_st;
 
 uniform sampler2D baseTexture;
 uniform sampler2D projectionTexture;
+uniform bool shiftMeridian;
 
 uniform float _projectionFading;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ uniform vec4 objpos;
 uniform vec3 sun_pos;
 
 Fragment getFragment() {
+    vec2 st = vs_st;
+    if (shiftMeridian) {
+        st.s += 0.5;
+    }
+
     // directional lighting
     vec3 origin = vec3(0.0);
     vec4 spec = vec4(0.0);
@@ -49,13 +55,12 @@ Fragment getFragment() {
     vec3 l_dir = normalize(l_pos-objpos.xyz);
     float terminatorBrightness = 0.4;
     float intensity = min(max(5*dot(n,l_dir), terminatorBrightness), 1);
-    
     float shine = 0.0001;
 
     vec4 specular = vec4(0.1);
     vec4 ambient = vec4(0.f,0.f,0.f,1);
 
-    vec4 textureColor = texture(baseTexture, vs_st);
+    vec4 textureColor = texture(baseTexture, st);
     vec4 projectionColor = texture(projectionTexture, vs_st);
     if (projectionColor.a != 0.0) {
         textureColor.rgb = mix(
diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_vs.glsl b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_vs.glsl
index 22e8c00bfb..002a2a889c 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_vs.glsl
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/shaders/renderablePlanet_vs.glsl
@@ -44,9 +44,16 @@ uniform mat4 modelViewProjectionTransform;
 uniform bool _hasHeightMap;
 uniform float _heightExaggeration;
 uniform sampler2D heightTexture;
+uniform bool shiftMeridian;
 
 void main() {
     vs_st = in_st;
+
+    vec2 st = in_st;
+    if (shiftMeridian) {
+        st.s += 0.5;
+    }
+
     vec4 tmp = in_position;
     
     // this is wrong for the normal. 
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ void main() {
     
 
     if (_hasHeightMap) {
-        float height = texture(heightTexture, in_st).r;
+        float height = texture(heightTexture, st).s;
         vec3 displacementDirection = (normalize(tmp.xyz));
         float displacementFactor = height * _heightExaggeration / 750.0;
         tmp.xyz = tmp.xyz + displacementDirection * displacementFactor;