Polar bulge

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A polar bulge is a bulge a planet (none in our Solar System have one) or a natural satellite has at its geographical poles, disorting it into a prolate spheroid.

[edit] Prolate moons

Here is a table of the solar system moons that are prolate:

Name	Satellite of	Prolateness (km)
Mimas	Saturn	31
Enceladus	Saturn	17
Tethys	Saturn	19
Miranda	Uranus	14

[edit] See also

• Prolate