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Planets and Moons

What is the circumference of Earth?

Earth is an oblate ellipsoid—a sphere slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator. The distance around Earth at the equator is 24,902 miles (40,075 kilometers). The distance around Earth through the poles is 24,860 miles (40,008 kilometers).



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