Roche limit

English

Etymology

From Édouard Roche, French astronomer.

Noun

Roche limit (plural Roche limits)

1. (astronomy) The closest distance which a satellite can approach its parent body without being pulled apart by tidal forces.

Translations

distance

• German: Rochegrenze f
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• Russian: преде́л Ро́ша m (predél Róša)