Roche lobe
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| definition | The region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star. The point at which the Roche lobes of the two stars touch is called the inner Lagrangian point. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | ||||||