This figure shows an ellipsoid. It is definitely not a surface of rotation; indeed all three axes have different lengths. Specifically, the ratios of the lengths of the three axes (long:medium:short) are 1:2⁄3:4⁄9. The equation of this ellipsoid is: x² + 2.25y² + 5.0625z² = 1.
Each of the black lines traced along the center of a yellow stripe is the
intersection of the surface with one of the coordinate planes. Each of
those curves is an ellipse, as are all non-trivial planar cross-sections of the
ellipsoid.
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