Why are planets all basically spherical?

Subject: Why are planets all basically spherical?

Date: Thu Oct 4 11:58:38 2001
Posted by Kevin
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Kitchener State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1002211118.As

Message:


Planets although not perfect spheres by any means, all have a basic shape of a 
sphere.  How did this come to be?  Why not irregular shapes?

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