equatorial bulge

equatorial bulge
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  • Equatorial bulge — An equatorial bulge is a bulge which a planet may have around its equator, distorting it into an oblate spheroid. The Earth has an equatorial bulge of 42.72 km (26.5 miles) due to its rotation: its diameter measured across the equatorial plane… …   Wikipedia

  • equatorial bulge — The difference between the diameters of the earth at the equator and the poles. Because of this, the earth is an oblate spheroid …   Aviation dictionary

  • Bulge — A bulge is something which sticks out from a surface.Bulge may also refer to: *A localized discontinuity in an extended military line, for example, the Battle of the Bulge, a major World War II battle *A slang metonym for penis, referring to a… …   Wikipedia

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  • celestial mechanics — the branch of astronomy that deals with the application of the laws of dynamics and Newton s law of gravitation to the motions of heavenly bodies. [1815 25] * * * Branch of astronomy that deals with the mathematical theory of the motions of… …   Universalium

  • Stellar rotation — is the angular motion of a star about its axis. The rate of rotation can be measured from the spectrum of the star, or by timing the movements of active features on the surface.The rotation of a star produces an equatorial bulge due to… …   Wikipedia

  • Jupiter — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Jupiter (disambiguation). Jupiter   …   Wikipedia

  • Precession (astronomy) — In astronomy, precession refers to the movement of the rotational axis of a body, such as a planet, with respect to inertial space. In particular, it refers to the precession of the Earth s rotational axis, also called the precession of the… …   Wikipedia

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