The Roche Limit Is the

question 32

Multiple Choice

The Roche limit is the

• A) distance from the sun within which a planet can not retain an atmosphere.
• B) minimum mass of an object in the solar system that would be classified as a planet.
• C) maximum separation distance between the sun and a given planet.
• D) distance from Earth at which we loose radio communication with a satellite.
• E) distance from a planet within which a planet can not hold itself together.

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