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Well, technically, yes - but not enough so that you would notice it. The Moon (and the Earth) are pretty much spherical, or ball-shaped. The Moon is just the tiniest bit lopsided, with extra mass on the far side. The technical term is "oblate", but you need sensitive instruments to detect the difference between the Moon's actual shape and "perfectly round".

The Earth isn't perfectly spherical, either. Because of its spin, the equator is lifted up a tiny bit, enough so that the diameter of the Earth from pole to pole is a little less than the diameter across the equator.

Again, the difference is so tiny that you could hardly detect it.

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