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Re: Thermal Energy - thermalization of rotational energy



Does Io, to thermalize, require Jupiter's presence?

bc


Here's another astronomy example. Jupiter's moon Io is heated by passing
"organized rotational energy" into thermal energy via gravitational stresses
on Io as it revolves. Isn't this also an example of thermalization of
rotational energy without external interaction?

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