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What is polar flattening and why is the polar flattening of Saturn unique?
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Which planet has the greatest polar flattening?
Saturn has the greatest polar flattening of any planet in our solar system. Its oblateness, or polar flattening, is due to its rapid rotation, causing it to bulge at the equator and flatten at the poles.
Why does saturn bulge out at the equator and flatten at the poles?
Saturn's day is about 10 and one half hours. This rapid rotation makes the largest polar flattening among the planets.
What is polar flattening?
Polar flattening, also known as oblateness, refers to the deviation of a planet's shape from a perfect sphere, resulting in a slightly flattened appearance at the poles compared to the equator. This occurs due to centrifugal forces caused by the planet's rotation. For example, Earth is an oblate spheroid with a polar flattening of about 0.00335.
What causes polar flattening of the Earth?
The spinning motion of the Earth causes it to flatten slightly at the poles and bulge at the equator. This flattening, known as oblateness, is a result of the centrifugal force counteracting the gravitational force at the equator. The shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid due to this flattening.
Did all planet have spherical shape?
Nearly spherical, with some polar flattening for the large gas giants which spin quickly.
What is unique about Saturn?
the ring around it
What planet Saturn make unique?
Saturns rings make it unique
What are some of Saturn's unique characteristics?
Saturn creates some of its own heat sometimes.
Is there a unique thing about Saturn?
it has beautiful rings
What is the accurate size of mars?
The equatorial radius is 3,396.2 km The polar radius is 3,376.2 km Flattening is 0.00589 and Surface area of 144,798,500 km2
How Big is The sun width and height?
1.392 X 106 Km is the equatorial diameter. There is a slight 'flattening' of the polar diameter dues to the suns rotation.
Do polar bears have a unique defense?
yes
