Earth

Although people on Earth cannot see Gaea, people on Gaea see both the Moon and Earth in their nightly expanse. In fact, the people of Gaea refer to Earth as the Mystic Moon, despite the two planets being virtually twins in almost every aspect from dimensions to climates. Occasionally, a pillar of light joins the two, and people and objects travel between them.

Ancient texts recount tales of a civilization that thrived 12,000 years ago on the island-continent Atlantis on Earth. In the present day, schoolgirl Hitomi lives in Japan, also on Earth.

Circumference at Equator approximately 40076 km

Circumference through North and South Poles approximately 39940 km

Density 5.5 times water

Surface 510,000,000 km²

Volume 1,100,000,000 km³

Note: In Katsu-Aki's shounen manga version of Escaflowne, Earth is not known as the Mystic Moon -- in fact, the people of Gaea realize that it is a regular planet. Earth does not normally appear in the skies over Gaea in this version, but a dimensional storm resulted in Earth casting its silhouette over Gaea. This storm also enabled Hitomi to travel to Gaea and becomes critical to the unfolding story. In Yuzuru Yashiro's shoujo manga version of Escaflowne, Earth is known as the Mystic Moon. While a pillar of light may enable travel between the two worlds, it operates differently than in the animated version.

Egan Loo <eganloo@anime.net>

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