Strangely, âposhliâ (which means âletâs goâ or âletâs head outâ in Russian) is actually the past tense of the verb meaning âTo head off on foot.â In other words, âposhliâ literally means, âWe (or they) headed off on foot.â How can a word which is in the past tense indicate the desire to head off somewhere now?
The Hill sphere, or gravitational sphere of influence, of Earth is about 1.5 Gm or 1,500,000 km in radius. This is the maximum distance at which the Earth's gravitational influence is stronger than the more distant Sun and planets.
How large is Earth? Earth's circumference (the distance all the way around the equator) is 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers). Its diameter (the distance from one side to the other through Earth's center) is 7,926 miles (about 12,756 kilometers). Earth is slightly smaller when measured between the North and South Poles which gives a diameter of 7,907 miles (12,725 kilometers). Earth bulges out a bit more around the equator than around the poles because of its rotation (spin). Cool Cosmos is an IPAC website.