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To: jwh_Denver
Sorry, hit "post" too soon ;)

Anyway, Pluto is phase-locked with its moon, Charon. Pluto's own rotation is also phase-locked to its moon, meaning that not only does one side of Charon always face Pluto, but Pluto's rotation matches the orbital period of Charon, so that one side of Pluto is always facing Charon. Eventually, the earth's rotation will match the orbital period of our moon too, so that the same side of earth will always face the moon, and the other half of the planet will just be out of luck. ;)

102 posted on 11/13/2005 10:22:17 AM PST by Senator Bedfellow
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To: Senator Bedfellow

Thanks for the belief change. Quite interesting.


103 posted on 11/13/2005 10:29:05 AM PST by jwh_Denver (New one coming soon!)
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