what is the difference between the equtorial and the polar diameter?
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equtorial diameter:
Because of this, the diameter of the Earth at the equator is about 43 kilometers (27 mi) larger than the pole-to-pole diameter. As a result, the latest measurements indicate that the Earth has an equatorial diameter of 12,756 km (7926 mi), and a polar diameter of 12713.6 km (7899.86 mi).
polar diameter:
The diameter of a planet measured from pole to pole.Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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