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Flattening

Measure of compression between circle to ellipse or sphere to an ellipsoid of revolution

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Radiation pressure

Pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation

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Tidal locking

Situation in which an astronomical object's orbital period matches its rotational period

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Rotation around a fixed axis

Type of motion

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Shepherd moon

Satellite associated with a planetary ring

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Free-fall time

Concept in astrophysics

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Binary system

Two astronomical bodies which orbit each other

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Variation (astronomy)
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