The Roche limit is the
A) distance from the sun within which a planet cannot 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 lose radio communication with a satellite.
E) distance from a planet within which a planet cannot hold itself together.
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Q2: _ are Kuiper belt objects that are
Q3: The _ of a planet is the
Q5: The Galilean satellites orbit
A) Jupiter.
B) Saturn.
C) Uranus.
D)
Q6: Though Titan has a small mass ,
Q7: The old surfaces of icy satellites of
Q8: Both Jupiter and Saturn
A) have liquid metallic
Q10: The fresh, newly created surfaces of icy
Q11: Which of these Galilean satellites is most
Q13: Which of the following objects may have
Q18: _ in Saturn's rings is/are produced by
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