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Re:Earth as a nuclear furnace (geothermal heat is mostly fro... by sliverstorm on Monday April 04, 2011 @02:21AM (#2405617)
It would be interesting to determine how much of the dark side of the Earth is heated by leftover warmth from the daylight, and how much is geothermal.
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Re:Earth as a nuclear furnace (geothermal heat is mostly fro... by baddox on Monday April 04, 2011 @02:58AM (#2405682)
My guess is that geothermal contributes almost nothing. I wouldn't be surprised if the solar radiation via a full moon contributes more than geothermal.
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