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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Florida
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For the physicists amongst us; can a binary planet/moon system generate a magnetosphere if the barycenter lies between the two bodies but they are tide-locked to each other? Assume that the planet in question has a molten iron core. How short would the planet/moon orbital period need to be? Would the magnetosphere of the planet ‘stretch’ to cover the moon (I assume not)?
Thanks in advance! - Trachmyr Last edited by Trachmyr; 12-16-2010 at 04:43 AM. |
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