Tidal Force - Relation With Centrifugal Force

Relation With Centrifugal Force

If a secondary body orbits a primary body, the forces that could tear the second body apart if its strength and internal gravity are not enough, are the tidal force and the "centrifugal force" associated with any rotation of the secondary body about its axis.

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