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Outcomes of earth slowing down spinning on its own axis
What are the possible outcomes if earth slows down spinning on its own
axis?
To be specific:
Can the decrease in the internal centrifugal (or centripetal) force due to slowing down earth's spin:
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Why is the Earth so fat?
I made a naive calculation of the height of Earth's equatorial bulge and found that it should be about 10km. The true height is about 20km. My question is: why is there this discrepancy?
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