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Old May 15th 08, 06:58 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Mark McIntyre
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Default That thread about the Earth stopping spinning got me thinking:

Abo wrote:
Could the Earth become tidally locked with the Sun (hypothetically; say
the Sun has increased in size to allow it), or would the presence of the
Moon prevent it from happening?


The presence of /any/ other body exerting significant gravitational
influence would be likely to break the tidal lock.