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minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-211 months agoYeah, Earth’s moon isn’t the only satellite to tidally lock to its planet. In fact, several are. Photos and Deimos are tidally locked to Mars. 8 of Jupiter’s moons and 15 of Saturn’s. Pluto and Charon. Mercury is tidally locked to the sun, but it’s in 3:2 resonance rather than 1:1.
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoNow those are some fun facts.
minus-squareDharma Curious@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoCan you ELI5 that last one?
minus-squarebrianorca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoMercury orbits the sun every 88 earth days. It spins on its axis every 59 earth days, relative to an outside observer (sidereal day.) That makes the solar day (from sunrise to sunrise) 179 earth days long.
minus-squarePoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoGuys please upvote we all need an eli5
Yeah, Earth’s moon isn’t the only satellite to tidally lock to its planet. In fact, several are.
Photos and Deimos are tidally locked to Mars. 8 of Jupiter’s moons and 15 of Saturn’s. Pluto and Charon.
Mercury is tidally locked to the sun, but it’s in 3:2 resonance rather than 1:1.
Now those are some fun facts.
Can you ELI5 that last one?
Mercury orbits the sun every 88 earth days. It spins on its axis every 59 earth days, relative to an outside observer (sidereal day.) That makes the solar day (from sunrise to sunrise) 179 earth days long.
Guys please upvote we all need an eli5