Earth radius
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title:
Earth radius
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Earth radius (denoted as R🜨 or RE) is the distance from the center of Earth to a point on or near its surface. Approximating the figure of Earth by an Earth spheroid (an oblate ellipsoid), the radius ranges from a maximum (equatorial radius, denoted a) of nearly 6,378 km (3,963 mi) to a minimum (polar radius, denoted b) of nearly 6,357 km (3,950 mi). A globally-average value is usually considered to be 6,371 kilometres (3,959 mi) with a 0.3% variability (±10 km) for the following reasons.
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Distance from the Earth surface to a point near its center
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_radius
date created:
2002-11-13T03:24:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T12:40:08Z
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