<p>Yes, I don't know how common the globus cruciger is, but it is used at least here for the electron neutrino pp flux at Earth: <a href="https://lss.fnal.gov/conf/C0606131/Neutrino06-Proceedings.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NEUTRINO 2006: Proceedings of the XXIIth International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics</a>.</p>

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First occurrence seems to be in the abstract on p 92.
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<p>In astronomy I usually see Earth designated with a circled plus or cross. NASA <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/680/solar-system-symbols/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">says</a> this is the Earth's astronomical symbol. Wikipedia tends to use it, for example designating the Earth–Moon distance by <span class="math-container">$\Delta_{\oplus L}$</span>. But Wikipedia also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_symbol" rel="nofollow noreferrer">says</a> that the globus cruciger ♁ is used to symbolize Earth.</p>

<p>Does the latter find any usage in astronomy?</p>

<p>(The actual Unicode code point for the circled plus Earth symbol is U+1F728 but this does not render for me, so I used the graphically similar U+2295 instead.)</p>

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When are the symbols ⊕ and ♁ used to designate Earth?
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# When are the symbols ⊕ and ♁ used to designate Earth?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-09)

In astronomy I usually see Earth designated with a circled plus or cross. NASA [says](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/680/solar-system-symbols/) this is the Earth's astronomical symbol. Wikipedia tends to use it, for example designating the Earth–Moon distance by $\Delta\_{\oplus L}$. But Wikipedia also [says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_symbol) that the globus cruciger ♁ is used to symbolize Earth.

Does the latter find any usage in astronomy?

(The actual Unicode code point for the circled plus Earth symbol is U+1F728 but this does not render for me, so I used the graphically similar U+2295 instead.)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-09. Score: 1

Yes, I don't know how common the globus cruciger is, but it is used at least here for the electron neutrino pp flux at Earth: [NEUTRINO 2006: Proceedings of the XXIIth International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics](https://lss.fnal.gov/conf/C0606131/Neutrino06-Proceedings.pdf).

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> **username_0**: First occurrence seems to be in the abstract on p 92.  

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