This was thought to explain Mercury's 3:2 spin–orbit resonance (rather than the more usual 1:1), because this state is more likely to arise during a period of high eccentricity.
Dette antages at forklare Merkurs 3:2 spin-bane resonance (i stedet for de mere sædvanlige 1:1), fordi det er mere sandsynligt at denne tilstand opstår i perioder med høj excentricitet.