Earth

Earth

Earth

Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun at a distance of about 150 million kilometers (93.2 million miles). It takes 365.256 days for the Earth to travel around the Sun and 23.9345 hours for the Earth rotate a complete revolution. It has a diameter of 12,756 kilometers (7,973 miles), only a few hundred kilometers larger than that of Venus. Our atmosphere is composed of 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and 1 percent other constituents.

Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to harbor life. Our planet's rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field, which, along with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Earth's atmosphere protects us from meteors, most of which burn up before they can strike the surface.

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Pictures Needed!!

If you have wonderful pictures of where you live(your local area or region), we would love to post them on the blog. Pictures can be of anything amazing and breath taking showcasing Earth.

E-mail pictures at:     lt_saker@yahoo.com.au

“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”   - Rachel Carson 

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