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This happens with Earth. An earthquake can displace mass towards the center, such that the rotation rate increases measurably, on the order of a fraction of a
by vikingerik 3y ago
This happens with Earth. An earthquake can displace mass towards the center, such that the rotation rate increases measurably, on the order of a fraction of a microsecond per day. In fact some of this is why we haven't needed leap seconds recently.