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Why are planets round ?

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  • Asked by Whitessx
  • on 2009-09-27 21:58:05
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Tags: Planets, Round, Shape.

 

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0urob0ross_ says:

Gravity pulls everything towards the centre of gravity.  This means that any peaks or other non-uniform shapes are pulled down towards the centre.

Another, more technical, way of saying the same thing is to say that a round shape is the lowest energy-potential configuration.

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