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Synchronous Rotation (view source)
Revision as of 01:34, November 13, 2007
, 01:34, November 13, 2007mistake, I'm not claiming credit as a minor edit for mistakes like this, just so you guys know that I'm playing fair :-)
A [[satellite]] is said to rotate synchronously if the period of its rotation about its axis is the same as the period of its orbit around its primary. This implies that the satellite always keeps the same hemisphere facing its primary (e.g. the [[Moon]]). It also implies that one hemisphere (the leading hemisphere) always faces in the direction of the satellite's motion while the other (trailing) one always faces backward. Most of the [[satellites]] in the [[solar system]] rotate synchronously.
A [[satellite]] is said to rotate synchronously if the period of its rotation about its axis is the same as the period of its orbit around its primary. This implies that the satellite always keeps the same hemisphere facing its primary (e.g. the [[Moon]]). It also implies that one hemisphere (the leading hemisphere) always faces in the direction of the satellite's motion while the other (trailing) one always faces backward. Most of the satellites in the [[solar system]] rotate synchronously.
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