How Does Mercury's Rotation Relate to the Sun

question 64

Multiple Choice

How does Mercury's rotation relate to the Sun?

• A)It always keeps one face tidally locked toward the Sun, as our Moon does with us.
• B)Its year is much shorter, only 88 days, than its slow rotation of 243 days on its axis.
• C)Its rotation rate is 2/3 as long as its year, due to tidal resonances.
• D)Its day is the same length as its year.
• E)It does not spin at all, being tidal stopped by the solar tides.

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