vertigonight Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Help again please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Google mercury "rotation period" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 no, it rotates 2 times per orbit, so you will be 2 days old when you are 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 No ed. That is incorrect. It rotates three times in two orbits. It is tidally locked to the sun in that resonance pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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