| the way to determine a planet's size is to consider its volume, or the space that it occupies. Planets are spherical in shape, although they aren't perfect. Thanks to gravity, the planets are compressed while rapid spinning causes it to bulge a little at the site of the equator. Because of its shape, the volume of a planet can be determined through this calculation: volume = (p/6) x diameter cubed, with p for orbital period.
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