| 释义 | 
		SpheroidA spheroid is an Ellipsoid
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  with two Semimajor Axes equal.  Orient the Ellipse so that the   and   axes areequal, then
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  where   is the equatorial Radius and   is the polar Radius.  Here   is the colatitude, so take  to express in terms of latitude.
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  Rewriting   gives
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  so
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  If  , the spheroid is Oblate.  If  , the spheroid is Prolate. If  , the spheroid degenerates to a Sphere.See also Darwin-de Sitter Spheroid, Ellipsoid, Oblate Spheroid, Prolate Spheroid
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