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Transits of Venus and Mercury: Patterns of occurrence, and near-resonance phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2005

P. J. Message
P. J. Message
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK email: sx20@liverpool.ac.uk
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Transits of Venus occur in pairs 8 yr apart, the pairs separated by intervals of either 112 or 130 yr, because of the pattern of approximate orbital resonances. Transits of Mercury show a different pattern, partly because of the more eccentric orbit, and also because the structure of the approximate resonances is different. The near-resonance in Venus' axial rotation strongly suggests a tidal link with the Earth.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUC196 , June 2004 , pp. 304 - 312
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© 2004 International Astronomical Union