Outline of Earth

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the planet Earth:

Earth – third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System, the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

Classification of Earth edit

Location of Earth edit

Earth's location in the Universe

  • Universe – all of time and space and its contents.
    • Observable universe – spherical region of the Universe comprising all matter that may be observed from Earth at the present time, because light and other signals from these objects have had time to reach Earth since the beginning of the cosmological expansion.
      • Laniakea Supercluster – galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way and approximately 100,000 other nearby galaxies. Includes the prior defined local supercluster, the Virgo Supercluster, as an appendage.

Movement of the Earth edit

Features of Earth edit

Earth's spheres edit

Atmosphere of Earth edit

Earth's biosphere edit

Earth's geosphere edit

Earth's hydrosphere edit

This sphere represents all water on Earth, wherever it is and in whatever form within the water cycle.

  • Water, by relative altitude
Atmospheric water edit
Cryosphere (frozen water) edit
Surface water edit
Water, by salt content edit

Astronomical events on Earth edit

Natural satellites of Earth edit

History of Earth edit

History of Earth

Future of Earth edit

Future of Earth

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sun: Facts & Figures". Solar System Exploration. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

External links edit

  • National Geographic encyclopedic entry about Earth
  • Earth – Profile – Solar System Exploration – NASA
  • Earth – Climate Changes Cause Shape to Change – NASA
  • United States Geological Survey – USGS
  • Earth – Astronaut Photography Gateway – NASA
  • Earth Observatory – NASA
  • Earth – Audio (29:28) – Cain/Gay – Astronomy Cast (2007)
  • Earth – Videos – International Space Station:
    • Video (01:02) – Earth (time-lapse)
    • Video (00:27) – Earth and Auroras (time-lapse)