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To: Maceman

Ok, possible stupid question of the day, but why are planets always round? Why not square, rectangular, lopsided, asymetrical, whatever. Why always round? An inquiring mind wants to know.


29 posted on 10/08/2011 9:54:19 AM PDT by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

Gravity pulls all the mass toward its center. If you collected all the asteroids together into a single lumpy mass, they would eventually settle into a globe.


30 posted on 10/08/2011 10:22:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (MLB Playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2786167/posts)
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