Tirohia te whiti i raro nei, ka whakautu i te pātai i muri mai i roto i te reo ano i te whiti: Passage: Mercury is tidally locked with the Sun in a 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, and rotates in a way that is unique in the Solar System. Ka rite ki te kite i te pā ana ki nga whetu pūmau, ka huri i runga i tona tuaka tika e toru nga wa mo nga huringa e rua e hanga e ia a tawhio noa te Sun. Ka rite ki te kite i te Sun, i roto i te anga o te tohutoro e huri ki te nekehanga orbital, te mea te reira ki te huri kotahi anake ia rua Mercurian tau. Na reira ka kite i te kaitirotiro i runga i Mercury anake kotahi ra ia rua Mercurian tau. Pātai: Kia pehea te maha o te tangata i runga i Mercury wheako i te ra kotahi?
ia rua tau Mercurian