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Title: disintegration of comets
Post by: WitheHole18 on April 30, 2014, 06:02:14 AM: In Universe Sandbox there could be the disintegration of comet.
I mean small comets.
ison or as the comet Schumaker-Levy-9
(http://www.diregiovani.it/codimmagine/33180/soho_new.jpg)
(http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/NatSci102/images/comet199.gif)
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: smjjames on April 30, 2014, 06:10:12 AM: Shoemaker-Levy is probably a better example as ISON had more evaporation in it.

I agree that we should be able to see comets and other small bodies break up when they come too close to a large gravity well.
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: Xriqxa on May 08, 2014, 10:00:37 AM: I think that comets should disintegrate by a factor of 0.01 moon masses per day.
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: Dan Dixon on May 09, 2014, 04:40:04 PM: Quote from: WitheHole18 on April 30, 2014, 06:02:14 AM
In Universe Sandbox there could be the disintegration of comet.

Yes... we're working on this.

Based on the temperature of the body and the materials that it's made of, the surface gravity and the surface area it will off-gas the water or gas at a certain rate...

All planets will do this, not just small bodies.
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: WitheHole18 on May 10, 2014, 11:17:33 AM: ok thank Dan
Quote from: Dan Dixon on May 09, 2014, 04:40:04 PM
Quote from: WitheHole18 on April 30, 2014, 06:02:14 AM
In Universe Sandbox there could be the disintegration of comet.

Yes... we're working on this.

Based on the temperature of the body and the materials that it's made of, the surface gravity and the surface area it will off-gas the water or gas at a certain rate...

All planets will do this, not just small bodies.
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: valentin123 on May 12, 2014, 08:26:05 PM: Quote from: Dan Dixon on May 09, 2014, 04:40:04 PM
Quote from: WitheHole18 on April 30, 2014, 06:02:14 AM
In Universe Sandbox there could be the disintegration of comet.

Yes... we're working on this.

Based on the temperature of the body and the materials that it's made of, the surface gravity and the surface area it will off-gas the water or gas at a certain rate...

All planets will do this, not just small bodies.

All planets will do that?,that's awesome,but i will like to see the planet disintegrating with some real animation or something,no just disappear
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: blotz on May 13, 2014, 03:50:46 AM: hmm, maybe something erosion like and once it's lose enough weight it'll swing out of orbit and kill everythings
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: Xriqxa on May 13, 2014, 05:09:59 AM: Well, killing everything sounds a little too dark for a little comet, don't you think? Kol, but really, I think Eric has more or less got this covered.
Title: Re: disintegration of comets
Post by: Hati Hroovitnisson on May 26, 2014, 01:22:05 PM: I think what you're referring to is the roche limit