Re: Solar system building

: "Brian Davis" <brdavis@xxxxxxxx>
: The only one I've ever
: seen is Rocheworld, and honestly I never understood that aspect. I
: simple trust Forward and read on. [...]
: Although I'll repeat, I agree with Erik on the primary point:
: getting two planets really close, close enough for tidal forces to be
: cataclysmic, is not something I can see or in any way rationalize
: happening repeatedly, unless your Roboert Forward and almost nobody can
: check your homework :-).

Heh. Yes, but I note that even the Rocheworld example didn't have
*repeated* close passages, but a *continuous* close passage.
Tides just don't seem a good candicate for repeated, regular catastrophe.
Impacts from passing through a debris field seem more reasonable, like
the eartly meteor showers, but on steroids.


Wayne Throop throopw@xxxxxxxxx http://sheol.org/throopw
.

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