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1 day ago · Earth, third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass. Its single most outstanding feature is that its near-surface environments are the only places in the universe known to harbour life. It is designated by the symbol ♁.
- Impacts, Planetesimals, Craters
Earth - Impacts, Planetesimals, Craters: During its...
- The Interior
Earth - Core, Mantle, Crust: More than 90 percent of Earth’s...
- Basic Planetary Data
Earth - Planet, Atmosphere, Geology: The mean distance of...
- The Atmosphere
Earth - Atmosphere, Climate, Ozone: Earth is surrounded by a...
- Planetary Differentiation
Earth - Differentiation, Formation, Structure: Once hot,...
- Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous
The NEAR spacecraft was launched by the U.S. National...
- Impacts, Planetesimals, Craters
1 day ago · Map of the most populous part of Asia showing physical, political, and population characteristics, as per 2018. Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.
3 days ago · This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation. Because of the model’s high resolution, you can zoom in and see carbon dioxide emissions rising from power plants, fires, and cities, then spreading across ...
1 day ago · Antarctica is the world’s southernmost continent. It is also the driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent. It is the world's highest continent, with an average elevation of about 7,200 feet (2,200 meters) above sea level.
1 day ago · Geographical treatment of North America, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its geologic history, land, people, and economy. It occupies the northern portion of the ‘New World.’ North America, the world’s third largest continent, lies mainly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.
1 day ago · The particular location of a point on Earth's surface that can be expressed by a grid reference such as latitude and longitude.
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3 days ago · Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical maps, like this world map from the Portolan Atlas ...
