Shape of earth: Find out information about the planet Earth

Find out information about the planet Earth, the planet of all life in the Solar System. From its shape, its mass and density, its gravity and magnetism, its atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere to its age, rotation, revolution and precession. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Learn why Earth is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid that bulges at the equator and flattens at the poles. Find out how this affects geographic coordinates, Mount Chimborazo, and Mount Everest. But Earth isn't completely round: the speed at which our planet spins makes it more of a squashed shape, with the north and south poles slightly flattened. You can find out more about this in our video demo below.