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A sphere is a perfectly round three-dimensional figure. Its radius is the distance from the centre to the surface. When a sphere is cut along a great circle (a circle on the sphere that has the same diameter as the sphere), two hemispheres are produced.

Half a sphere, produced when a sphere is sliced along a great circle.



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