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It's a phenomenon called tidally locked which is why Mercury exhibits the same thing with one side or mercury always facing the sun
by rstupek 4y ago
It's a phenomenon called tidally locked which is why Mercury exhibits the same thing with one side or mercury always facing the sun
- nick123567 4y agoSorry but this is incorrect! Mercury does not have one side that always faces the sun.
- johntb86 4y agoMercury is in a 3/2 spin–orbit resonance, where it rotates 3 times for every orbit.