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A polar bulge is a bulge that a planet or a natural satellite can have at its geographical poles, disorting it into a prolate spheroid. None of the planets in The Solar System have a polar bulge, they instead have an equatorial bulge, but it is present in some of the moons in The Solar System.
Prolate moons
Here is a table of the solar system moons that are prolate:
| Name | Satellite of | Prolateness (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Mimas | Saturn | 31 |
| Enceladus | Saturn | 17 |
| Tethys | Saturn | 19 |
| Miranda | Uranus | 14 |
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