A note on the tidal expansion of the orb
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M. Burลกa
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Article
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1986
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Under the assumption that the secular decrease in the sidereal mean motion of Mercury is due to the Sun-Mercury tidal torque, the expansion of the orbit of Mercury and the tidal phase-lag angle of the tidal bulge are estimated.