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by ultradeep
Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:22 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Star Size Comparisons (2011 Feb 22)
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Saturn is oblate Re: APOD: Star Size Comparisons (2011 Feb 2

Saturn is depicted as a sphere, about as spherical as the other objects listed. However, it is a quite oblate spheroid; its equatorial diameter is about 10% greater than its axial diameter.