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Consider a small, spherical particle of radius r located in space a distance R from the Sun, of mass MS. Assume the particle has a perfectly absorbing surface and a mass density ρ. The value of the solar intensity at the particle’s location is S. Calculate the value of r for which the particle is in equilibrium between the gravitational force and the force exerted by solar
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