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Geodesics & Loxodromes

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Constant bearing navigation curve winding across the sphere.

Longitude

0.0°

Latitude

0.0°

Radius

5.0

x = R·cos(φ)·cos(λ)
y = R·cos(φ)·sin(λ)
z = R·sin(φ)✏️ Edit

Curve Type

Loxodrome

Geodesic

Clelia

Sph. Spiral

Parallels

Meridians

Small Circle

Sph. Helix

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x(t)

y(t)

z(t)

Sphere & Curve Geometry

Sphere R 5.000

Opacity 0.120

Bearing 1.000

Lat Range 0.500

Thick 0.080

Resolution 400

Visual Styling

Color Mode

Background

Show Sphere Wireframe Grid Show Orbit Tracer Bead

Motion

Auto Rotation 0.004

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