i heard that our planet isn't exactly a circle.Where is the dent in our planet are there any pictures?
2007-09-29 17:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It never -has- been a 'perfect sphere'. If it were we couldn't have any mountains or valleys.
Actually, it's kinda 'pear shaped' but the deviation from spherical is only about 50 miles or so.
Doug
2007-09-29 18:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no dent.
Our planet is an oblate spheroid - meaing its a little larger around the equator than it is from pole to pole. This is called the equatorial bulge and is due to the speed of rotation - the equator is moving faster than any other part of the planet and so the body of the planet bellies out just a little bit.
The difference between the polar diameter and the equatorial diameter is only 67.16 kilometers - not enough to notice the bulge in photographs.
2007-09-29 17:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is no dent.
Our planet is an oblate spheroid - meaing its a little larger around the equator than it is from pole to pole. This is called the equatorial bulge and is due to the speed of rotation - the equator is moving faster than any other part of the planet and so the body of the planet bellies out just a little bit.
2007-09-29 17:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Fahad J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well because of the spin it is a little flattened between the poles. It bulges at the Equator. The outter crust has gotten cracked and the pieces push against each other making mountains and valleys. It has lots of water that has carved canyons and basins, and ocean floors are deep in places. Objects and debri from space has crash landed on the surface making huge craters. No our planet isnt exactly ball shaped
2007-09-29 17:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theres centrifugal force (which is what makes a string with a weight go out from you when you whirl it) with the earth so it's a bit fat at the equator and a bit thinner at the poles. Plus if you count the 'tiny scratches' and 'bumps' (sea floor drilling...and mount everest) it's not perfectly round either
2007-09-29 18:26:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you're conversing some generic photograph of a spiral galaxy with the palms stretching out & a critical mass of white on the centre (a blob - in case you like) - its all Stars! - each and all of the sunshine is stars & on the centre there are lots of of evidently like a around blob of sunshine - its in simple terms billions of stars a lot closer jointly than interior the palms of the galaxy, yet particularly nonetheless an prolonged good distance from one yet another. - various the celebs - probable a lot - could have planets in orbit, yet those wont be depicted in a picture of a galaxy as they seem to be a methods too small to be shown
2016-10-20 08:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think about it, the grand canyon, then Mt. Everest is the other extreme. That makes small differences compared the massiveness of planet earth, but still, it makes it not PERFECTLY round.
2007-09-29 17:25:52 · answer #7 · answered by Scott S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth is a little flat at the poles and is a little fat at the equator.
2007-09-29 17:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by lilychick24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋