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The method which is used to calculate the dynamical flattenings % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% Gaamisaiabg2da9iaacIcacaWGdbGaeyOeI0YaaSaaaeaacaaIXaaa% baGaaGOmaaaacaGGOaGaamyqaiabgUcaRiaadkeacaGGPaGaaiykai% aac+cacaWGdbaaaa!4717!\[H = (C - \frac{1}{2}(A + B))/C\] of the Earth and Moon meets with difficulties when it applies to Mercury and Venus. In this paper, after the calculation of the dimensionless moment of inertiaC/MR 2 by solving the Emden equation, the effectiveness of the method deriving dynamical flattening from the observed value of the Mercury's obliquity θ is analysed based on the resonance rotation theory. Some suggestions are made for the future space explorations. Finally, the ranges of dynamical flattening and of the obliquity of Venus are calculated.
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Shen, M., Zhang, C.Z. The dynamical flattenings of Mercury and Venus. Earth Moon Planet 41, 289–294 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00113990
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