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Curious, but how much of an effect would temperature have on a planet's ability to retain an atmosphere? A colder planet of equal size will presumably be capabl
by Osmium 11y ago
Curious, but how much of an effect would temperature have on a planet's ability to retain an atmosphere? A colder planet of equal size will presumably be capable of maintaining a thicker atmosphere, but I'm not sure if that'd be a significant factor in this case or not.
- Sharlin 11y agoProximity to the sun is a crucial attribute with respect to density of an atmosphere, both due to heat input (hot molecules escape easier) and solar wind density (energetic particles strip away molecules in collisions.)