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Our “What is It?” image for today is the following:
Hints:
(1) this could be microscopic, but it isn’t; as a matter of fact, this is enormous;
(2) this is a side view,
(3) from space,
(4) and was drawn in 1891.
(5) That rounded bit on the bottom is the Earth.
Answer: