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What are taken from space and show that earth is spherical in shape |
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Answer» The EARTH is massive enough that the pull of gravity MAINTAINS its roughly spherical SHAPE. Most of its deviation from spherical stems from the centrifugal FORCE caused by rotation AROUND its north-south axis. This force deforms the sphere into an oblate ellipsoid. |
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