Sphere two poles is called the axis of rotation. Circles on the sphere that are parallel to the equator are lines of latitude. This terminology is also used for such approximately spheroidal astronomical bodies as the planet Earth (see geoid). Any plane that includes the center of a sphere divides it into two equal hemispheres. Any two intersecting planes that include the center of a sphere subdivide the sphere into four lunes or biangles, the vertices of which all coincide with the antipodal points lying on the line of intersection of the planes. The antipodal quotient of the sphere is the
Sphere (novel) film by Andrei Tarkovsky". Reviews were mostly positive for the novel. "The New York Times" Robin McKinley said, "Part of the fun of "Sphere" is that it keeps you going even when you're pretty sure of what will happen next." Sphere (novel) Sphere is a novel written by author Michael Crichton that was published in 1987. The novel was adapted into the film "Sphere" in 1998. The story follows Norman Johnson, a psychologist engaged by the United States Navy, who joins a team of scientists assembled to examine a spacecraft of unknown origin discovered on the bottom of the Pacific