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Roche limit

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solid vs. fluid
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. Generally, there are to forms of the Roche limit: one for a solid satellite, an other, bigger one for a fluid satellite.
== Sources ==
*[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/RocheLimit.html Wolfram Research]
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