An Exoplanet Is in a Highly Eccentric Orbit with a Semimajor

question 4

Multiple Choice

An exoplanet is in a highly eccentric orbit with a semimajor axis of 0.4 AU.We expect it to have undergone:

• A) tidal locking.
• B) tidal synchronization.
• C) neap tides.
• D) spring tides.

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