Laplace sphere

noun

The region around a planet in which a satellite would maintain an orbit around the planet instead of its star.

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Meanings

nounLaplace sphere (plural Laplace spheres)

plural Laplace spheres

  1. astronomyThe region around a planet in which a satellite would maintain an orbit around the planet instead of its star.
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