Bulge - Astronomy and Geography

Astronomy and Geography

  • Bulge (astronomy), a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy
  • Equatorial bulge, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation
  • Tharsis bulge, vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere
  • Tidal bulge, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit

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