Re:Speculoos-2c: A new potentially habitable earth
by the8472 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:59PM
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Even a tidally locked body can still liberate (as the moon does) so the terminator would at least move around over some fraction of the surface. Maybe together with a dense atmosphere that could be enough to redistribute the heat and keep the dark side from freezing out the gases?
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Re:Speculoos-2c: A new potentially habitable earth
by ncmncm on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @11:00PM
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"Librate". It probbly concentrates the ice closer to the center.
With enough atmosphere, like Venus, and some libration, I guess you might be able to get convection cells going enough to distribute heat. But really, the galaxy is absolutely lousy with planets. if you are equipped to get there at all, there is no need to make do in a hellhole.
All of these dim-star photosphere-hugging planets are an artifact of how we are obliged to find them. There are certainly myriads of planets that just need a half-billion years with some algae to become idyllic vacation spots.