EliteDangerousAlmanac / Astronomy / RocheLimits

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The two distances at which one body pulls another apart.

new RocheLimits(Rigid, Fluid)

double

The limit for a body held together by its own strength, in metres. A solid moon can hold together inside it.

double

The limit for a body held together by gravity alone, in metres. Nothing survives inside it, which is why a ring sits there rather than a moon.

Fluid: double

The limit for a body held together by gravity alone, in metres. Nothing survives inside it, which is why a ring sits there rather than a moon.

Rigid: double

The limit for a body held together by its own strength, in metres. A solid moon can hold together inside it.