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Created page with 'A planet's or star's '''Roche limit''' is the smallest distance a satellite (which is held together only by gravitational forces) can approach it without being desinteg…'
A [[planet]]'s or [[star]]'s '''Roche limit''' is the smallest distance a satellite (which is held together only by gravitational forces) can approach it without being desintegrated by tidal forces.
== Sources ==
*[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/RocheLimit.html Wolfram Research]
== Sources ==
*[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/RocheLimit.html Wolfram Research]