Tidal locking between a pair of co-orbiting astronomical bodies occurs when one of the objects reaches a state where there is no longer any net change...
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responsible for the tides and related phenomena, including solid-earth tides, tidal locking, breaking apart of celestial bodies and formation of ring systems within...
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Proxima Centauri b (section Tidal locking)
number of considerations: Both the activity of Proxima Centauri and tidal locking would hinder the establishment of these conditions. Unlike XUV radiation...
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dwarfs are likely to be tidally locked to their primary: that is, their days are as long as their orbits. While tidal locking may adversely affect planets...
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Gliese 581c (section Tidal lock)
resulting from this tidal locking may play a major role in the planet's geology. Models proposed by scientists predict that tidal heating could yield...
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Natural satellite (section Tidal locking)
small orbital inclination and eccentricity) in the Solar System are tidally locked to their respective primaries, meaning that the same side of the natural...
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slowdown of the primary's rotation. The process eventually leads to tidal locking, usually of the smaller body first, and later the larger body (e.g....
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orbit (tidal circularization) and the rotational periods of the two bodies adjust towards matching the orbital period (tidal locking). Sustained tidal heating...
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Orbit (section Tidal locking)
specific useful purposes has been the subject of patents. Some bodies are tidally locked with other bodies, meaning that one side of the celestial body is permanently...
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Moon (section Tidal effects)
Moon's tidal locking, the effect of libration makes about 59% of the Moon's surface visible from Earth over the course of one month. The tidally locked synchronous...
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