Timeline for Could a habitable tidally locked planet have a day and night cycle caused by the eccentricity of its orbit?
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| Jan 22, 2018 at 18:24 | comment | added | Loduwijk | @JDługosz Rather, it appears that Lio is suggesting that OP's entire premise is incorrect and perhaps impossible. That is a "No, but not for the reason you suggested. It will not work for this other reason..." That is not a 'yes'. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 17:01 | comment | added | JDługosz | I think you’re confused, and you are illustrating that the answer is yes. Synchronous rotation, specifically a 1:1 spin/orbit resonance, will not keep the same point on the face squarly toward its primary, but will rock back and forth. | |
| May 22, 2017 at 16:58 | history | edited | JDługosz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 22, 2017 at 13:17 | comment | added | frarugi87 | Aren't these the librations that also the Moon experiences? | |
| May 22, 2017 at 10:36 | history | answered | Lio Elbammalf | CC BY-SA 3.0 |