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My understanding is that solar wind has a greater effect on atoms, molecules, and small dust particles than light pressure has, but light pressure has a greater effect than solar wind on larger particles and objects. Why the difference? How do light pressure and the pressure exerted by solar wind compare at different distances from the Sun? How large does an asteroid (iron or dense chondrite) have to be in order to fall into the Sun rather than be completely vaporized by the Sun's heat and blown away by solar wind? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis Subtract 1 from my e-mail address above for my real address. .
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