Another spin configuration for hot Jupiters
Posted: 18.06.2006, 12:15
As well as the zero-obliquity tide-locked configuration, hot Jupiters can also apparently end up in a state where the planet spins on its side (obliquity near 90 degrees).
This would cause really weird weather patterns no doubt.
Obliquity Tides on Hot Jupiters
Some simulations of atmospheric currents on a high-obliquity hot Jupiter
This would cause really weird weather patterns no doubt.
Obliquity Tides on Hot Jupiters
Some simulations of atmospheric currents on a high-obliquity hot Jupiter