Several planets are flattened at the poles.
That just means the distance between the poles is less than diameter of the planet at the equator.
Saturn is the most extreme example in our solar system, followed by Jupiter.
Even the Earth is slightly flattened at the poles.
Astronomers call this "oblateness".
Jupiter is the planet with flattened poles due to its rapid rotation. This fast rotation causes the planet to bulge at its equator and flatten at the poles.
If by "flattened" you mean "like someone took a sphere and sat on it", that would be an oblate spheroid.
No. A circle is 2-dimensional. The Earth is a sphere. no actualy, it is a sphere, but a long time ago, historians thought that the world was a flat circle
Jupiter is the planet with the fastest rotation, spinning around its axis once every 9.9 hours. This rapid rotation causes the planet to have an oblate shape, meaning it is flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
Saturn's rotation causes its oblate shape. During rotation, Saturn is flattened at the poles and bulges in the middle. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system.
Jupiter is the planet with flattened poles due to its rapid rotation. This fast rotation causes the planet to bulge at its equator and flatten at the poles.
The rapid rotation of Saturn flattens it at the poles by about 10%, making it the most oblate planet.
It is like sphere, but "flattened" at the poles. So the diameter at the equator is about 10% more than the diameter between the poles.
Being a gaseous planet, Jupiter is flattened at the poles and bulges at its equator. Its mean radius is 69,900 km.
it is a mushed 3d sphere
earth
The poles of the Earth appear flat because they are at the axis of the planet's rotation, causing them to have a flattened shape due to centrifugal forces. This shape is a result of the Earth's rotation and the distribution of mass across the planet.
The circumference of the Earth at the equator is about 24,901 miles, or 40,075 km. Earth is not a sphere, but is "flattened" at the poles. or oblate spheroid.
The Earth is an oblate spheroid, which means it is mostly spherical but slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. It is not a perfect sphere, but rather slightly squashed.
It is a near-perfect sphere; slightly flattened at the poles and slightly bulging at the equator.
If by "flattened" you mean "like someone took a sphere and sat on it", that would be an oblate spheroid.
No. A circle is 2-dimensional. The Earth is a sphere. no actualy, it is a sphere, but a long time ago, historians thought that the world was a flat circle