Flattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration)
Caption:
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All spinning objects, from carousels to planets, generate centripetal force. If a planet rotates too fast, that force can pull it apart. Before that happens, the planet will experience "flattening," or bulging around its midsection, as seen in this animated illustration of a brown dwarf, Jupiter, and Saturn.
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Jupiter, Saturn |
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Planet |
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Color, Rotation |
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2021-04-07 |
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NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24376 |
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PIA24376 |