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Why is Uranus round?

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Kevin278

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Updated: 8/18/2019

As with all planets, Uranus is rounded by its own gravity. Gravity pulls everything toward the center; any significant projections would be pulled down and any significant depressions would be filled by in-falling material. The result is a spherical object.

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