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“the blue marble”
(‘apollo 17’ lunar mission)
(‘1972’)
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-as of [10 OCTOBER 2025]-
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*5th largest planet*
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(*3rd ‘stone’ from the sun*)
(from ‘in’ to ‘out’)
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*SHAPE* –>
“OBLATE SPHEROID”
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*the ‘sun’ is ~92.96 million miles away from ‘earth’*
“how many million miles?”
“day -yo!”
“o wow!”
*~149,597,870 km*
(distance to ‘sun’ from ‘earth’)
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“gaia”
“gaea”
“terra”
“tellus”
“the world”
“the globe”
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*formed 4.5672 Β± 0.0006 billion years ago*
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“EON”
(half-billion+ years)
“HADEAN”
(“eon #1”)
(500 million years)
“ARCHEAN”
(“eon #2”)
(1.5 billion years)
“PROTEROZOIC”
(“eon #3”)
(2 billion years)
“PHANEROZOIC”
(“eon #4”)
(500 million years)
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*PANGIA* –>
(‘pangia’ is a supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago)
(began to rift around 200 million years ago)
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*greek* –>
‘pan’ –> ‘entire’
‘gia’ –> ‘earth’
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-the most likely ‘ultimate fate’ of the ‘planet’ is ‘absorption’ by the ‘sun’ in about ‘7.5 billion years’, after the ‘star’ has entered the ‘red giant phase’ and expanded to cross the planet’s ‘orbit’–
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*GOOGLE EARTH*
*LINK*
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*GEOHACK*
*LINK*
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(otherwise known as ‘the world’)
‘greek’ –> ΞΞ±αΏΞ± / gaia
‘latin’ –> terra
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-“earth” is the 3rd planet from the “sun” and the only object in the “universe” known to harbor ‘life’–
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(it is the densest planet in the “solar system” and the largest of the 4 “terrestrial planets”)
(according to “radiometric dating” and other sources of evidence, ‘earth’ formed about 4.54 billion years ago)
(earth’s gravity interacts with other objects in space, especially the “sun” and the “moon”)
(earth’s only “natural satellite”)
(during 1 orbit around the “sun”, earth rotates about its axis over 365 times, thus an “earth year” is about 365.26 days long)
(earth’s axis of rotation is tilted, producing “seasonal variations” on the planet’s surface)
(the “gravitational interaction” between the “earth” and “moon” causes “ocean tides”, stabilizes the earth’s “orientation” on its ‘axis’, and “gradually slows its rotation”)
(earth’s ‘lithosphere’ is divided into several rigid “tectonic plates” that migrate across the surface over periods of many millions of years)
(about 71% of earth’s surface is covered with ‘water’, mostly by its “oceans”)
(the remaining 29% is land consisting of “continents” and “islands” that together have many ‘lakes’, ‘rivers’ and other sources of ‘water’ that contribute to the ‘hydrosphere’)
(the majority of earth’s “polar regions” are covered in ‘ice’, including the “antarctic ice sheet” and the “sea ice” of the “arctic ice pack”)
(earth’s interior remains active with a solid iron inner core, a liquid outer core that generates the Earth’s “magnetic field”, and a “convecting mantle” that drives “plate tectonics”)
(within the first billion years of earth’s history, ‘life’ appeared in the oceans and began to affect the earth’s ‘atmosphere’ and surface, leading to the proliferation of “aerobic” and “anaerobic” organisms)
(some geological evidence indicates that “life” may have arisen as much as 4.1 billion years ago)
(since then, the combination of earth’s distance from the “Sun”, physical properties, and “geological history” have allowed “life” to evolve and thrive)
(in the history of the earth, “biodiversity” has gone through long periods of ‘expansion’, occasionally punctuated by “mass extinction events”)
(over 99% of all ‘species’ that ever lived on ‘earth’ are ‘extinct’)
(estimates of the # of ‘species’ on “earth” today vary widely; most species have not been described)
(perhaps they are ‘invisible’ ala ‘dark matter’)
(invisible to the ‘human eye’ at least)
(over 7.4 billion humans live on ‘earth’ and depend on its “biosphere” and “minerals” for their survival)
(‘humans’ have developed diverse ‘societies’ + ‘cultures’; politically, the world has over 200 ‘sovereign states’)
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*MAP-MAKING* β>
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*NORTH POLE* β>
[90Β° / 0Β°]

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*SOUTH POLE* β>
[-90Β° / 0Β°]

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*FRONT POLE* β>
[0Β° / 0Β°]

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*BACK POLE* β>
[0Β° / 180Β°]

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*EAST POLE* β>
[0Β° / 90Β°]

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*WEST POLE* β>
[0Β° / -90Β°]

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-LATITUDE-
-VERTICAL POSITION-
-HORIZONTAL LINES-
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*SOUTH POLE* β>
-[90Β°] SOUTH-
-[0Β°] EAST/WEST-
(UNDEFINED)
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*NORTH POLE* β>
-[90Β°] NORTH-
-[0Β°] EAST/WEST-
(UNDEFINED)
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-LONGITUDE-
-HORIZONTAL POSITION-
-VERTICAL LINES-
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-PRIME MERIDIAN-
-[0Β°] EAST/WEST-
-IT PASSES THROGUH “GREENWICH / ENGLAND”-
(NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)
-[51.4934Β° NORTH]-
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*VERTICAL ROUTE* β>
*PRIME MERIDIAN* β>
(north β> south)
-12 LEGS-
-NORTH POLE-
-UNITED KINGDOM-
-FRANCE-
-SPAIN-
-ALGERIA-
-MALI-
-BURKINA FASO-
-TOGO-
-GHANA-
-ATLANTIC OCEAN-
-ANTARCTICA-
-SOUTH POLE-
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*180Β° MERIDIAN* β>
(south β> north)
-14 LEGS-
-SOUTH POLE-
-ANTARCTICA-
“ROSS DEPENDENCY”
(CLAIMED BY [NEW ZEALAND])
-SOUTHERN OCEAN-
(???)
-PACIFIC OCEAN-
-FIJI-
-PACIFIC OCEAN-
-AMCHITKA PASS-
(AMERICAN TERRITORY)
-BERING SEA-
-RUSSIA-
-CHUKCHI SEA-
-RUSSIA-
-ARCTIC OCEAN-
-NORTH POLE-
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-THE [PRIME MERIDIAN] INTERSECTS [EQUATOR] AT “NULL ISLAND” IN THE [ATLANTIC OCEAN]-
(WHICH HAS COORDINATES OF [Β°0 NORTH/WEST])
(JUST UNDER THE “LEFT PROTRUDING SIDE” OF [AFRICA])
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*EQUATOR* β>
-[40,075,000] METERS-
(OVER [40 MILLION] METERS)
(OVER [40 THOUSAND] KILOMETERS)
-[24,901] MILES-
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*GREAT CIRCLE*
(“prime meridian” + “180Β° meridian”)
-since earth is “oblate spheroid”, its length is shorter than the [equator]-
-[40,008,000] METERS-
(OVER [40 MILLION] METERS)
(OVER [40 THOUSAND] KILOMETERS)
-[24,860] MILES-
-[~41 MILES] SHORTER THAN EQUATOR-
-[67,000 METERS] SHORTER THAN EQUATOR-
-[67 KILOMETERS] SHORTER THAN EQUATOR-
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-THE [180Β° MERIDAN] INTERSECTS THE [EQUATOR] AT A RANDOM SPOT IN THE [PACIFIC OCEAN]-
-THE [INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE] IS BASED ON THE [180Β°] MERIDIAN-
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*STARTING AT [NULL ISLAND] GOING EAST, THE [EQUATOR] TAKES THIS ROUTE* β>
Null Island
(a theoretical location in the Atlantic Ocean at the intersection of the equator and the prime meridian, often used in mapping and data referencing).
Atlantic Ocean
(specifically the Gulf of Guinea).
SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe.
Gabon.
Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Uganda.
Lake Victoria (Africa’s largest lake).
Kenya.
Somalia.
Indian Ocean.
Maldives (passes through its territorial waters, not necessarily land territory).
Indonesia.
Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati (passes through its territorial waters, not necessarily land territory).
Ecuador.
Colombia.
-BRAZIL-
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*[90Β° MERIDIAN WEST]* β>
(south β> north)
-SOUTH POLE-
-SOUTHERN OCEAN-
-ANTARCTICA-
-PACIFIC OCEAN-
-CENTRAL AMERICA-
-GULF OF MEXICO-
-NORTH AMERICA-
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*[90Β° MERIDIAN EAST]* β>
-[north] β> [south]-
-NORTH POLE-
-ARCTIC OCEAN-
-ASIA-
-INDIAN OCEAN-
-THE SOUTHERN OCEAN-
-ANTARCTICA-
-SOUTH POLE-
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