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Originally Posted by Mr. N
It is almost an exact match for a 50-unit sphere --- almost! In fact, it is off by 4%. You can get an exact match if you assume a prolate spheriod (i.e., a squashed sphere) with major and minor diameters of 50 and 48.3, respectively.
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This is interesting because the ratio of earth's diameters is about 1.0032160486.
The ratio of the prolate spheriod's diameters is about 1.03519668737.
Is this close enough to be considered a clue?