File:Great circle, axis, and poles.svg
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English: The great circle g lies in a plane through the sphere's center. The perpendicular line a through the center is called its axis, and the two of intersection P and P' are its poles. Any great circle through the poles is secondary to g. |
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| Source | Own work, plotted with Desmos, https://www.desmos.com/geometry-beta/to4bxwxkdt |
| Author | Jacob Rus |
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| current | 13:12, 30 June 2023 | 2,400 × 1,600 (200 KB) | Jacobolus | slight zoom |
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