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To: SunkenCiv

What causes the comet to "break up" 800 miles from earth?

36 posted on 07/02/2011 5:02:29 AM PDT by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: raybbr

Friction and deceleration. A click on the link up there may be helpful and interesting as well.


37 posted on 07/02/2011 6:35:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's the Obamacare, stupid! -- Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: raybbr

Whoops, and the Roche limit of the incoming object. [blush]


39 posted on 07/02/2011 6:38:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's the Obamacare, stupid! -- Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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