The Forces of Nature by Kelland Terry, Ph.D.
Astrophysicists believe our solar system was formed from a swirling mass of hydrogen, silicon, and other particles that coalesced to form the Sun, planets, and moons found in our solar system.
The energy of the swirling particles was conserved as orbiting, spinning bodies in our solar system. Scientists believe at one time the spin rate of the Sun was 1000 times greater than what it is today. The spin rate for the individual planets varies greatly from Mercury with a spin rate of just 3 meters per second to Jupiter that spins at 13,070 meters per second. Planet Earth spins just once in 24 hours, which means its surface speed is 248 meters per second. All of the moons trapped in orbit about their respective planets spin very slowly. What dictates the spin rate of these bodies? What causes the great differences in their spin rate? Why has the spin rate of the Sun slowed down? Elastic strings do have a story to tell. Kelland—www.vestheory.com
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