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I imagine the gas flows in circles as if the poles were always perpendicular to the line between the star and the planet's center. In other words, the gas on t
by namuol 9y ago
I imagine the gas flows in circles as if the poles were always perpendicular to the line between the star and the planet's center.
In other words, the gas on the dark side stays on the dark side, and vice versa, roughly.
- greglindahl 9y agoI would imagine that you'd have a huge upwelling on the hot side, flow of gas to the dark(er) side, then cooling and sinking and flow along the inside over to the hot side.