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If only Venus had a moon like ours to encourage rotation.
by whoisthemachine 4mo ago
If only Venus had a moon like ours to encourage rotation.
- 3form 4mo agoMoon actually slows down Earth's rotation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration#Effects_of_Moon's_gravity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration#Effects_of_...
- ultratalk 4mo agoDuplicate of my previous comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887938) If I remember correctly, the habitable-ish cloud layers have super-fast winds that circle the planet once every 4 days or so. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_super-rotation
- kraquepype 4mo agoIf you could increase rotation somehow and place a moon sizes object in it's orbit, maybe you could improve the magnetosphere and reduce volcanism by inducing plate tectonics.