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The secular Love numbers of planets and of the Moon have been computed by use of the recent satellite data. It has been demonstrated that Venus, Mercury, and the Moon are far from the ideal hydrostatic equilibrium; the angular velocities (rotation periods) which correspond to the hydrostatic equilibrium have been computed.
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Burša, M. Secular love numbers and hydrostatic equilibrium of planets. Earth Moon Planet 31, 135–140 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055525
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