Hattix t1_jbauvo9 wrote
Reply to comment by gryfter_13 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
Tidal effects from the other large moons (mostly Europa) would help, as would tides from Jupiter.
The Laplace resonance, however, dumps most of its excess energy into the inner moon, which orbits the fastest.
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