The rotation period of Mercury has been determined to be 58.661 days by using high-resolution photography from the Mariner 10 mission. This value matches the period required for 3/2 synchronism with the orbital period (58.6462 days) within the 1-sigma errors assigned and is consistent with the latest values derived from radar and earth-based telescopic observations.


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    Titel :

    Mercury rotation period determined from Mariner 10 photography


    Beteiligte:
    Klaasen, K. P. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    10.06.1975


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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