mutual tidal locking

noun

Definitions

  1. The locking of the rotation of a satellite (moon or planet) to its orbit, such that one…

    The locking of the rotation of a satellite (moon or planet) to its orbit, such that one side always faces the body around which it is orbiting and sees always the same face of the central celestial object.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mutual tidal locking. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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