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Flattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration)
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Flattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration)

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. Animation available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24376

Date
2021-04-07
Photographer / author
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Collection
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
illustration (NASA artwork)

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"Flattening of Brown Dwarf, Jupiter and Saturn (Illustration)" (2021-04-07). NASA/JPL/NASA/JPL-Caltech. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA24376

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