Roche 1849 — a rigid-body self-gravitating satellite of density ρ_m orbiting a central body of density ρ_M and radius R is tidally disrupted if it approaches within d_rigid = R·(2ρ_M/ρ_m)^{1/3}. Derivation: at the satellite surface…
Roche 1849 — a rigid-body self-gravitating satellite of density ρ_m orbiting a central body of density ρ_M and radius R is tidally disrupted if it approaches within d_rigid = R·(2ρ_M/ρ_m)^{1/3}. Derivation: at the satellite surface…