Sentences with phrase «tidal bulges raised»

[7] Mercury's surface is also flexed by significant tidal bulges raised by the Sun — the Sun's tides on Mercury are about 17 percent stronger than the Moon's on Earth.

Provided their spacecraft stays healthy and funded, the Juno team is contemplating additional measurements that could further probe Jupiter's interior, such as monitoring tidal bulges raised by large moons whipping around the planet.