For the moment, we are Earthlings. Until we leave the third rock from the Sun, we'll stay Earthlings. The closest floating ball to us is the Moon. Put the Sun and Moon next to each other in the sky and if you calculate the size and distance of both, from ...
For the moment, we are Earthlings. Until we leave the third rock from the Sun, we'll stay Earthlings.
The closest floating ball to us is the Moon. Put the Sun and Moon next to each other in the sky and if you calculate the size and distance of both, from our viewpoint, they appear to look almost exactly the same size in the sky. Which means during a Solar eclipse, when the Moon moves in front of the Sun, it blocks the entire Sun perfectly. Same goes for Lunar eclipses. The shadow cast by the Earth on the Moon perfectly encases it.
Other oddities about the Solar System is that the Planets are positioned at near perfect positions in their own places so that we can move around the Sun in a near perfect loop to sustain life. Jupiter has such a massive gravity that any asteroid or meteorite large enough to be Earth killers, gets pulled into the angry windy giant instead.
We have the perfect Star that's not too bright and not too dim. It's also not too hot, nor is it too cold. It doesn't, to the best of our knowledge, flare up or pulse as other stars do. And when we do get the flares, they are mild tempered enough to not boil the skin off our bones.
Speaking of which, our Magnetic field acts as a natural barrier for incoming asteroids and solar flares and all manner of possible disasters. If our magnetic field was as bad as Mars', we would simply not exist. The water bulges out towards the Moon and the Sun respectively, giving us tides; we rotate at a specific speed on our axis and we wobble around on that tilt to give us seasons and lastly, our spinning action generates enough of a field to protect us on our travels through space.
It is strange to think that every planet in our little part of the galaxy, i.e. the Solar System, is theoretically exactly where it should be in order to keep the other planets in check and to keep harm away from Earth, to a point where we as Earthlings can evolve and thrive on it. Add another giant ball into the mix or change a planet's size in any way will disrupt the balance and there goes life on Earth.
It really does seem like a Grand design by some unknown architect. Imagine how lucky we are...
