| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5487299 | Icarus | 2017 | 61 Pages |
Abstract
We propose a rotational evolution trajectory for Mercury with visits to spin-orbit resonances of decreasing order including a substantial period in the 2:1 spin-orbit resonance, which can account for the observed spatial distribution of large craters.
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Authors
Jurriën Sebastiaan Knibbe, Wim van Westrenen,