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		coffeedan on Nov 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: London Is Building Its Own Vegas Sphere But I’ll bet the Earth is closer to a sphere than this thing.

argiopetech on Nov 21, 2023 [–]

Yes, its oblateness is on the order of 40 miles difference between diameter at the poles and the equator. Not very oblate, but no perfect sphere.

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