What is the equatorial diameter of Earth?
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The question is asking for the measurement of the Earth's equatorial diameter, which is the distance across the Earth at the equator.
Answer
12,756 kilometers
The equatorial diameter of Earth is 12,756 kilometers.
Answer for screen readers
The equatorial diameter of Earth is 12,756 kilometers.
More Information
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation.
Sources
- The diameter of the Earth - Imagine the Universe! - NASA - imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov
- 2.1.4: Size and Shape - Geosciences LibreTexts - geo.libretexts.org
- How large is Earth? - Cool Cosmos - Caltech - coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu
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