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		berntb on Sept 29, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US scientists find potentially habitable planet ne... For quite a while, Mercury was thought to be tidal locked. You'll find lots of old SF with that "fact". Edit: Until 1965, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking#Planets Edit 2: Check Larry Niven's first published short story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Niven#Work

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