Giuseppe Colombo1965
Colombo explains Mercury's rotation as a three-to-two spin-orbit resonance, with three rotations during every two solar orbits.
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Colombo explains Mercury's rotation as a three-to-two spin-orbit resonance, with three rotations during every two solar orbits.
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