Assertion: roche limit | /r/CapableOf | call roche radius
Facets:
value: in celestial mechanics
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In celestial mechanics, the Roche limit, also called Roche radius, is the distance within which a celestial body, held together only by its own force of gravity, will disintegrate due to a second celestial body's tidal forces exceeding the first body's gravitational self-attraction.