Timeline for Will the Earth flatten out?
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| Sep 16, 2017 at 15:48 | vote | accept | AlphaLife | ||
| Sep 16, 2017 at 12:37 | history | edited | ProfRob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 16, 2017 at 11:53 | comment | added | David Hammen | Plus one, despite the fact that the Earth is not quite in hydrostatic equilibrium. The Earth's flattening coefficient $f$ does not quite agree with its dynamic form factor $J_2$. The reason for the discrepancy is that the Earth is not quite in hydrostatic equilibrium, thanks to the glaciation that ended about twelve thousand years ago. The Earth is still in the process of recovering from that glaciation, resulting in falling sea levels in northern Canada and in the Baltics. | |
| Sep 16, 2017 at 9:32 | history | answered | ProfRob | CC BY-SA 3.0 |