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#1 2008-01-12 09:53:35

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Re: If a planet doesn't rotate, it still has night and day?

My dad doesn't know simple physics. A tidal locked planet still rotates right? But the same side always sees the Sun. So it stands to reason if a planet doesn't rotate, or rotates slower than it takes to orbit, as it orbits its parent star, it will still get night and day. Eg. Mercury, right?


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#2 2008-01-12 12:50:10

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Re: If a planet doesn't rotate, it still has night and day?

a better example would be venus.


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