The source of Neptune's internal heat and the value of Neptune's tidal dissipation factor

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Oct 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974apj...193..477t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, vol. 193, Oct. 15, 1974, pt. 1, p. 477-480.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Heat Sources, Internal Energy, Natural Satellites, Neptune (Planet), Planetary Temperature, Tides, Brightness Temperature, Dissipation, Heat Generation, Orbit Decay, Planetary Structure, Two Body Problem

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The suggestion is made that Neptune's observed internal heating is the action of tidal torques between Triton and Neptune in despinning the planet and causing the orbital decay of Triton's orbit. These result from the frictional dissipation of tides within Neptune. It is shown that the considered process implies a value of the tidal dissipation factor of approximately 170. The results of the investigation do not change the conclusion which follows from the lack of internal heating for Uranus that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune differ significantly.

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