The size and shape of

the Earth
Geodesy
is a branch of applied
mathematics concerned with
the detersmination of the size
and shape of the earth and the
exact positions of points on
its surface and with the
description of variations of its
gravity field.
 Earth’s Size
The equatorial diameter of
7,926,677 miles (12,756,16
km)
Polar diameter of 7,899,998
miles (12,713.32 km)
26.7 miles
Earth, with an average distance of
92,955,820 miles
(149,597,890km) from the sun.
Is the third planet and the fifth
largest planet in the universe.
It formed around 4.5 to 4.6
billion years ago and the only
planet known to sustain life.
Earth is classified as the largest and
densest of the terrestrial planets
based on its circumference and
diameter as well.
At the equator, Earth’s circumference
is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km)
Through the poles, the
circumference is a bit shorter,
24,859.82 miles (40,008 km)
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
 The four innermost planets of our solar
system (Mercury,Venus, Earth and Mars)
are called the “terrestrial” planets.
 The name comes from the word “telluric”
and “tellus”, used to refer EARTH.
 Terrestrial planets are also known for
having few or no moons.
 They are made mostly of silicate rocks
and metals with solid surfaces and
atmosphere.
Isaac
Newtoon,
He was the first
proponent that Earth
was not perfectly
round.
  Is a famous shape.
OBLATE  It is like a sphere

SPHEROID squashed from the

top so the
diameter from
pole to pole is less
than the diameter
from the equator
to equator.
 Shapes of this type
are called
ellipsoids.