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Check out the equation towards the bottom of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking which gives a timescale for
by hugh3 16y ago
Check out the equation towards the bottom of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking
which gives a timescale for how long it takes for a body to become tidally locked to the body it orbits. I haven't plugged in the numbers for this planet, but I'm gonna assume it winds up being much shorter than the age of the star.
- zeteo 16y agoWell, the link you're giving says (at the bottom) "Gliese 581 g may be tidally locked to its parent star Gliese 581" So it's not known for certain.