Other Celestial Bodies
Generally any celestial body that is rotating (and that is sufficiently massive to draw itself into spherical or near spherical shape) will have an equatorial bulge matching its rotation rate. Saturn is the planet with the largest equatorial bulge in the Solar System (11808 km, 7337 miles).
The following is a table of the equatorial bulge of some major celestial bodies of the Solar System:
| Body | Equatorial diameter | Polar diameter | Equatorial bulge | Flattening ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth | 12,756.28 km | 12,713.56 km | 42.72 km | 1:298.2575 |
| Mars | 6,805 km | 6,754.8 km | 50.2 km | 1:135.56 |
| Ceres | 975 km | 909 km | 66 km | 1:14.77 |
| Jupiter | 143,884 km | 133,709 km | 10,175 km | 1:14.14 |
| Saturn | 120,536 km | 108,728 km | 11,808 km | 1:10.21 |
| Uranus | 51,118 km | 49,946 km | 1,172 km | 1:43.62 |
| Neptune | 49,528 km | 48,682 km | 846 km | 1:58.54 |
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