Tidal heating
= Tidal heating
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<Tidal heating> converts <mechanical energy> of <tidal deformation> into internal <heat> through <tidal dissipation>. Sustained <orbital eccentricity> or a spin axis tilted relative to the <orbital plane>'s perpendicular can maintain changing <tidal deformation> and heat an <exoplanet> interior. Thus <synchronous rotation> alone does not eliminate <tidal heating>.