Sentences with phrase «tidal friction from»
Tidal friction from the sun and moon slows our planet and increases the length of a day by 3 milliseconds per century.
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Heat from the friction of rocks caused by tidal forces could be the «engine» for the hydrothermal activity on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
This presupposes that the moon has a porous core that allows water from the overlying ocean to seep in, where the tidal friction exerted on the rocks heats it.
Perhaps from a slightly different orbit in its past, enough heat from tidal friction caused the separation of material inside Ganymede and this stirring of a molten core or iron sulfide is believed to generate Ganymede's magnetic field.
Once formed, the magma ocean would concentrate tidal energy inside itself, keeping the layer toasty: «A slushy magma ocean is a perfect place for heating from friction,» Khurana said.