Gamenern t1_jba4zlq wrote
Reply to comment by Penguigo in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
Mercury isn't tidally locked to the sun, but rather in a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance. It actually has a 'day' that is the same length as 2 'years'.
Penguigo t1_jbaa0zq wrote
Thank you, I did not know this!
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