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The Roche Limit Around a Planet Is Defined as the

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The Roche limit around a planet is defined as the


A) distance beyond which the orbital velocity of a body in a Keplerian orbit is greater than the escape velocity, and matter is no longer captured by the planet.
B) distance inside which a solid satellite (e.g., a fragment of rock) will be pulled apart by tidal forces.
C) outer extent of the magnetic field of the planet, or the magnetospheric boundary.
D) distance at which a planet creates tides on its moon's surface high enough to pull its moon apart.

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