'Tidal locking' presentation slideshows

Motions of the Sky

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GE 150 Astronomy

GE 150 Astronomy. Week #4 February 5 ,7 2013. Lunar Phases II. Rising/Setting/Visibility of Lunar Phases. Moonrise and Moonset during Full Moon:. Full Moon rises as the Sun sets. The Full Moon is high in south at Midnight. Full Moon sets as the Sun rises.

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Tidal Locking And The Age Of The Solar System Paul Nethercott , December 2011 creation

Tidal Locking And The Age Of The Solar System Paul Nethercott , December 2011 www.creation.com. Introduction

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Tidal Constraints on Planetary Habitability

Tidal Constraints on Planetary Habitability. Rory Barnes U. of Washington Virtual Planetary Lab. Sean N. Raymond, Brian Jackson, Richard Greenberg. Sun. From Selsis et al. (2007). Mass of Star (M ? ). GJ 581. Likely habitable. Possibly habitable. Distance from Star (AU). Tides

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NOTES: MERCURY Mariner 10 in 1973 mapped 60% of Surface. D = 1.4 D(moon) = .35 D(earth) No axial tilt Day = 176 earth

NOTES: MERCURY Mariner 10 in 1973 mapped 60% of Surface. D = 1.4 D(moon) = .35 D(earth) No axial tilt Day = 176 earth days = twice orbital period Rocky mantle Same density as earth implying large metallic core,

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