The Roche Limit

The Roche Limit was first conceptualised by the French astronomer Édouard Roche, he is mainly known for his contributions in celestial mechanics.

To start, I’ll illustrate the idea with an example, I feel like that will be a lot more conducive towards understanding what this actually is. Despite the example being milked so much, I still feel like it’s a great example.

Let’s take the planet Saturn. Saturn is most probably known for the rings that surround the planet.

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