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Flattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration)
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About this work
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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Credit lineFlattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration). NASA/JPL, 2021-04-07. Public domain. ID: PIA24376.
