Geometric Perfection | Actual, Deviations | |||
Orbit | Circular Orbit | Elliptical | apphelion, perihelion far (slow), near (fast) -20 or +30 secs. |
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Shape of Earth | Sphere | Ovular | ||
Gravitational Forces: Moon | None | constant rotational speed | Tidal Waves | earth rotation slowing |
Rotation Tilt | 0° | perfect weather | 23° | seasons |
Axial Precession | None | 22.1° ~ 24.5° | on 41,000 year cycle |
Sun Diameter: (109 x earth diamter) Earth Diameter: 12,742 km From Sun: 149,598,261 km (11,740.5 earth diameter) Moon Diameter: 3,474 km (0.273 earth diameter) From Earth: 384,399 km (30.16 earth diameter) Mars Diameter: 6,778 km (0.533 earth diameter) From Sun: 227,939,100 km (17,888.8 earth diameter) ----------------------------------- sun meter 1.5 39 68 m/224 ft mercury 72 120 m/447 ft venus 100 176 m/579 ft earth 152 269 m/881(2) ft mars 520 0.92 km / 0.57 mi jupiter 953 1.7 km / 1.1 mi saturn 1919 3.4 km / 2.1 mi Uranus 3006 5.6 km / 3.5 mi Neptune 4000 pluto 6 bil km ------------------------------------- 67 mm tennis ball 57 mm billiard ball 44 mm golf ball 40 mm ping pong ball ---------------------------------- Equatorial Circumference Google: 24,901 miles About: 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km) Wiki: (40,075.017 km) 1 degree = 69.169[4] miles 1 min = 1.152824 miles 1 sec = 0.019213 miles Polar Circumference About: 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km) Wiki: (40,007.86 km)