Sun oblateness most spherical natural object

The Sun is almost a perfect sphere

~8 parts per million

The Sun rotates, so its equator should bulge slightly outward. But measurements show that the difference between its equatorial and polar radii is extraordinarily small. Despite being a turbulent ball of hot plasma, the Sun is far closer to a perfect sphere than many familiar rotating objects.

¿Te gusta? Hay todo un feed de cosas así. Cambia el scroll vacío por cosas que merecen la pena conocer.
Descargar Hence gratis