Roche limit
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roche-limit-188-17406924
title:
Roche limit
text:
In celestial mechanics, the Roche limit, also called Roche radius, is the distance from a celestial body within which a second celestial body, held together only by its own force of gravity, will disintegrate because the first body's tidal forces exceed the second body's self-gravitation. Inside the Roche limit, orbiting material disperses and forms rings, whereas outside the limit, material tends to coalesce. The Roche radius depends on the radius of the first body and on the ratio of the bodie
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Orbital radius at which a satellite might break up due to gravitational force
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit
date created:
2002-07-09T00:48:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:10:04Z
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