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Old 02-20-2010, 02:21 AM   #2
Diomedes
 
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Default Re: [SPACE] Rules considering Lagrange Points in Advanced Worldbuilding

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Originally Posted by Sabersonic View Post
However, I did not find the answers to my questions in determining if a Planet-Moon system could have Lagrangian Points or not and the maximum mass/moon type/moonlet that could occupy that zone. Is there a suggested dice formula to determine if such a system could even have Lagrangian points if they meet certain requirements or do I just dictate that those two bodies have those points and leave it as that?
They'll have the first three points, and the other two if the ratio of the masses are high enough (the aforementioned 25:1). As to the maximum mass that can be placed there, probably considerably smaller than either the primary or the satellite, to avoid disturbing their orbits.
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