Giant Planets Start Out As Flattened Disks Before They Become Spherical
Prior to reach their terminal shape , gas planets take on flatten shape technically known as oblate spheroid , a new field of study has found . Although the Earth today is still classified as an oblate spheroid , thanks to slight flattening at the poles , the protoplanet stage is drastically flat , according to new published modelling , take care more like an M&M than a burnt umber ball ....