Nov 11, 2021 · Usually, tidal lock occurs in synchronous rotation, like our Earth and Moon (almost), or Pluto and Charon. However, Mercury's rotation/spin ratio is tidally locked and …

Dec 1, 2016 · The moon has been tidally locked to the Earth since, at least, the Heavy Bombardment period, some 3.8 billion years ago. This is evidenced by the differences …

Feb 23, 2022 · Tidal locking is a primary effect due to a direct torque on a body from its tidal bulge lagging its rotation. This is pictured nicely on wikipedia with an example from the Earth/Moon …

Oct 17, 2015 · Tidal locking isn't a result of the formation processes, but a consequence of satellites not being perfectly rigid. In order to model the effects of tides on the orbits and …

Mar 7, 2017 · The ratio for a planet to be tidally locked has to be 1:1, but the ratio for Mercury is 3:2. How is Mercury tidally locked if the ratio is not 1:1?

Mar 9, 2022 · A planet can get tidally locked to its moon, like Pluto and Charon, or like Earth someday and Luna. A planet can get tidally locked to its sun - close orbiting exoplanets are …

Oct 3, 2024 · The close proximity also plays an extremely strong role in the tidal locking time. If the Moon was indeed tidally locked in as little as 100 days, and if the Moon was still covered …

Aug 26, 2022 · We know that the tidal fprce of a planet on its moon can be strong enough to tidally lock the moon to the planet. The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth, and dozens of other …

Mar 14, 2017 · So, mutual tidal locking like pluto-charon is actually pretty rare because you need the smaller object to have a significant percentage of mass to the larger one. One-way tidal …

Jun 16, 2023 · For eccentric orbits, resonant tidal locking is possible, where the rotation period is a rational multiple of the orbital period -- but I don't know if resonant effects could stabilize …