The effects of tides and an inner core on Mercury's libration

Van Hoolst, Tim;Rivoldini, Attilio;Baland, Rose-Marie;Yseboodt , Marie;Dehant, Véronique
(2011) European Planetary Science Congress - Division for Planetary Sciences Joint Meeting — Location: Nantes, France (2.October.2011)

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  • Van Hoolst, TimRoyal Observatory of Belgium
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  • Rivoldini, AttilioRoyal Observatory of Belgium
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  • Baland, Rose-MarieUCLouvain
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  • Yseboodt , MarieRoyal Observatory of Belgium
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  • Dehant, VéroniqueUCLouvain
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Abstract
Mercury’s longitudinal librations depend on the mo- ment of inertia of its silicate outer part and as such contain information on the interior structure and com- position of Mercury. For a correct interpretation of libration observations in terms of Mercury’s interior, all effects on the rotation variations of Mercury larger than the measurement precision must be taken into ac- count. Here we study the effect of tides and the exis- tence of a solid inner core on the librations of Mercury
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  • Royal Observatory of BelgiumReference Systems and Planetology

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Van Hoolst, T., Rivoldini, A., Baland, R.-M., Yseboodt, M., & Dehant, V. (2011). The effects of tides and an inner core on Mercury’s libration. European Planetary Science Congress - Division for Planetary Sciences Joint Meeting, Nantes, France. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/186570