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In reference to Iden and gravitational effects on tides; depending on whether Iden has large bodies of water, would this not result in the side facing Scour having less land area and more water area than the side facing away?
Tides don't work like that. You get a bulge towards the other gravitational body, and one away from it, because the difference in gravitational force from one side to the other produces a net stretching effect.
A useful visualization I have found is to imagine a rope tied to the back bumper of one car and the front bumper of a car behind the first one. Set the cruse control on the front car to 65 mph and the following car to 63 mph. Both cars are putting energy into moving down the road in the same direction, but the net force on the rope results in a tug-of-war. Gravity is pulling on the planet in one direction but the differental between one side and the other produces these opposing bulges.
So you might get water colecting in the area towards the other planet, and another such spot away from it. On the other hand, if they are tidally locked, then the shape of the planet itself would also display this sort of bulge as the rock will also deform over time. The portions of the planet toward or away from the partner would be of higher elevation, encouraging water to run away from those points. All in all, I would expect the two traits to cancel out.
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