When does a body become spherical?
When does a body become spherical?
Do scientists know of any sort of threshhold of mass at a which a rocky body will begin to take on a spherical shape under the influence of its own gravity?
See the answer to Q 3 of
Problem Set #8 of the University of Rochester's course Astronomy 111:
http://astro.pas.rochester.edu/~aquille ... P8_sol.pdf
It shows how to calculate it.
Problem Set #8 of the University of Rochester's course Astronomy 111:
http://astro.pas.rochester.edu/~aquille ... P8_sol.pdf
It shows how to calculate it.
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