Roche Limit Tidal Disruption Simulation

Bring a moon toward a planet and watch tidal gravity stretch and tear it apart into a debris ring once it crosses the live-computed Roche limit.

d_R ≈ 2.44 R_p(ρ_pρ_m)^1/3

Fluid Roche limitRigid-body limit

Distance vs Time

Tidal Force on Moon

Debris Ring (Top View)

3D View (Free Camera)

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