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    The Sun's Tidal Pull Has Slowed Mercury's Rotation Down to a Period
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The Sun's Tidal Pull Has Slowed Mercury's Rotation Down to a Period

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The Sun's tidal pull has slowed Mercury's rotation down to a period that of its year.

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