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Planetary Rotation Parameters

Planetary Rotation Parameters is a geophysical construct that specifies the set of fundamental rotational characteristics—such as rotation period, axial tilt, and precession rate—that define the orientation and spin state of a planet within the framework of celestial mechanics.

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Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets

A. H. M. J. Triaud, A. Collier Cameron, D. Queloz et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2010 · 450 citations · Full text

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Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites

M. E. Davies, V. K. Abalakin, C. A. Cross et al. · Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy · 1980 · 428 citations

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Fast spin of the young extrasolar planet β Pictoris b

I. A. G. Snellen, Bernhard R. Brandl, Remco de Kok et al. · Nature · 2014 · 418 citations · Full text

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Spin-orbit angle measurements for six southern transiting planets; New insights into the dynamical origins of hot Jupiters

A. H. M. J. Triaud, A. Collier Cameron, D. Queloz et al. · Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) · 2010 · 288 citations · Full text

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Pleistocene deglaciation and the Earth's rotation: a new analysis

Patrick Wu, W. R. Peltier · Geophysical Journal International · 1984 · 279 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PK
    P. K. Seidelmann

    United States Naval Observatory, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. II
    I. I. Shapiro

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 131 citations

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  3. PJ
    P. J. Wheatley

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 907 citations

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  4. DR
    D. R. Anderson

    Keele University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 801 citations

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  5. DQ
    D. Queloz

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    4 publications · 865 citations

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240

  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    16 h-index

    42 publications

    2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    915 citations

  4. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    962 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    622 citations

  6. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    984 citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    564 citations

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  1. Icarus

    22 publications · 848 citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 15 publications · 895 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 10 publications · 686 citations

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    10 publications · 801 citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 7 publications · 295 citations

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