Golden eagle
The golden eagle is a large bird of prey with powerful talons and keen eyesight, found across the Northern Hemisphere.
How big is it?
85 cm long
Also 2.789 ft
Length · defined specimen
A little perspective
About the same scale as Luna 2.
Luna 2: Luna 2 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made object to impact the Moon in 1959.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Golden eagle
A chosen 85 cm body and 5 kg adult.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Luna 2
Luna 2 used an approximately 0.9 m spherical spacecraft bus and had a mass of about 390.2 kg. Antennas and scientific booms extend beyond the calibrated body diameter.
The marked spherical bus diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 85 cm
For comparison, this page uses length. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.
A chosen 85 cm body and 5 kg adult.
The marked horizontal span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Golden eagle dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 cm | Not recorded | defined specimen | |
| 5 kg | Not recorded | defined specimen |
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