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Ah, you're right. So plugging in numbers you get 2.15 times the radius of Earth, which becomes 13 750 km. For comparison, Earth-Moon distance is approx. 400 0
by semi-extrinsic 7y ago
Ah, you're right.
So plugging in numbers you get 2.15 times the radius of Earth, which becomes 13 750 km.
For comparison, Earth-Moon distance is approx. 400 000 km.
- perl4ever 7y agoYes, but you don't have to be within the Roche limit to have substantial tidal effects, which could destroy habitability at a much greater distance. Just look at Io.