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Gravitational attraction scales as M/r^2, so if the planets have larger radii they won't have 10 times the gravitational attraction. That said, any speculation
by ngoldbaum 11y ago
Gravitational attraction scales as M/r^2, so if the planets have larger radii they won't have 10 times the gravitational attraction.
That said, any speculation about life on super earths should be taken with a huge grain of salt.
- livatlantis 11y agoOne super-grain of salt, to be precise.
- ant6n 11y agoLet's build a tiny eco system in a large centrifuge and see what happens.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoPractical, in space. Start the ecosystem spinning, and it won't stop (essentially frictionless). Maybe a balloon/bag on one end of a rope, a weight on the other end.
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