Re:Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 l...
by aetherson on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @04:41PM
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Well, Mercury is in a tidally locked orbit of sorts. Its rotation is resonant with its orbit -- it experiences two days every three years, and this isn't a coincidence, it's a relatively stable outcome of its tidal forces with the sun.
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