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Earth

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Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.

Unlike the rest of the planets in the Solar System, humankind did not begin to view the Earth as a moving object in orbit around the Sun until the 16th century.Earth has often been personified as a deity, in particular a goddess. In many cultures a mother goddess is also portrayed as a fertility deity.

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Symmetric, Closed shape, Monochrome, Contains both straight and curved lines, Has crossing lines.

Categories: Astrological Symbols, Astronomical Symbols.

Earth is part of the Planets group.

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