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rollmebackagain
31-05-2008, 08:39 AM
My dad asked me if I knew a word to describe this and I realized that I don't know if there is one - I figured someone on here would know this though:

Is there a term that is used to describe when some celestial body breaks apart into two? Preferrably just describing that it splits apart, and that neither one is destroyed. I know comets do that sometimes - what's that called? hopefully something cooler than "splitting"

thanks!

MikeyB
31-05-2008, 08:51 AM
Fragmentation?

Disintegration?

Breakup?

OneOfOne
31-05-2008, 10:10 AM
Bifurcation?

ngcles
31-05-2008, 01:55 PM
Hi Rollmebackagain & All,

Oneofone wrote:

"Bifurcation?"

:thumbsup:

Les D
Contributing Editor
AS&T

rollmebackagain
31-05-2008, 04:25 PM
awesome - thanks! I knew this was the place to ask...

Zuts
01-06-2008, 03:21 AM
If it splits into 3 or more i prefer MikeyB's answer; rather than Trifurcation...:)

Paul