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Oblateness

Posted: 24.03.2006, 01:49
by Dollan
Hi folks...

I'm looking high and low for a table of planetary oblateness factors. Does anyone know where one might be hiding?

...john...

Posted: 24.03.2006, 04:13
by Malenfant
Here?

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

It's not in a single table, but they list a "Flattening" parameter in each planet's entry (and some of the moons too I think?).

Posted: 24.03.2006, 04:36
by Dollan
Ah, just what I was looking for. Thanks! Didn't have that bookmark on this machine....

...John...