Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to So did anyone watch the actual program last night?

It was the second time I've seen it.

BTW, Socrates, the reference made in that TV show to the] Vanguard 1 US Navy satellite 'discovering' that the Earth is "pear-shaped" is a load of horse manure.

Admittedly...

The Earth does ever so slightly bulge out in the southern hemisphere.
But the difference is measured in less than 10-15 meters [less than 50 feet].

Put that in perspective?

A fully-inflated beachball or basketball are less spherical that our Earth.

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