Why are planets round ?
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Tags: Planets, Round, Shape.
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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.
posted on 2009-09-28 23:41:29 | Report abuse
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