On the obliquity and tidal heating of Triton

Details On the obliquity and tidal heating of Triton On the obliquity and tidal heating of Triton

Jul 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989icar...80..211j&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 80, July 1989, p. 211-219.

Computer Science

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Heating, Planetary Orbits, Tides, Triton, Inclination, Spin Dynamics, Neptune, Triton, Satellites, Obliquity, Tidal Effects, Heating, Damping, Orbital Elements, Calculations, Diagrams, Comparisons, Dissipation, Energy

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Although tidal heating is generally associated with spin-locked satellites on eccentric orbits, a satellite with a large obliquity can undergo substantial heating due to obliquity tides, even on a circular orbit. The near-100-deg obliquity of the Neptune moon, Triton, could generate significant tidal heating and eventually lead to a damping of its orbital inclination to 180 deg. Ground-based observations of Triton have tentatively found a synchronous rotational state that is consistent with despinning times of about 10,000 years, indicating that Triton is almost certainly rotating synchronously.

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