What is Tidal heating?
'''Tidal heating''' or '''tidal flexing''' is the [[heat]]ing resulting from a [[natural satellite]] or similar body being ''stretched'' and ''squeezed'' by a much larger body nearby. The flexing causes heat through [[friction]]. [[Liquid]] [[water]] layers, and so habitability, may happen beyond the traditional [[habitable zone]] of a solar system. [[Category:Heat]] [[Category:Astronomy]] {{sci-stub}}