The limits of possible values of inclination of Mercury's equator |
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| Authors: | Sh T Habibullin |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russian Federation |
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| Abstract: | The method of estimation of the limits, containing the equator inclination of a celestial body, had been developed. In this method it is necessary to know the orbital elements and the mass of a celestial body. Another condition is that the axial rotation of a body should be in the resonance with its orbital motion. It has been found that the equator inclinations should have the values between 1  .7 and 2 .6 for Mercury and between 1 .0 and 1 .8 for the Moon. It also has been found that largest harmonics in Mercury's physical libration are the harmonics sin( – 3g), cos( – 3g), sin g and sin 2 . |
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