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> If it’s a high ionization and still on the planet that seems unlikely to be habitable as we know it "habitable as we know it" is already ruled out by the 430
by wcoenen 3y ago
> If it’s a high ionization and still on the planet that seems unlikely to be habitable as we know it
"habitable as we know it" is already ruled out by the 430 degree Celsius surface temperature of the planet that was mentioned in the article.
- ianai 3y agoCouldn’t find that. Then sounds like it’s an ion and explains the ambiguity.
- jobs_throwaway 3y agoI wonder if that's uniform. Say around the poles, could there be more temperate spots?
- jkubicek 3y agoThe planet is tidally locked to the star, so absent an atmosphere, the side of the planet facing away from the star will be freezing. If there is an atmosphere then the opposite side of the planet may be a bit more mild?
- ianai 3y agoActually if it’s tidally locked a lot of complications could be involved. If the backside of it managed to be hot it’d probably imply an atmosphere or young planet (guessing) or maybe a recent flip (see link). All just my naive thoughts. https://youtu.be/SJWKExj7-IA https://youtu.be/SJWKExj7-IA Sure would be something if such planets could have atmospheres. That’d seem to imply a temperature gradient from the hot to cold side and would provide a mechanism for heat transfer.