Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »
Q&A

What environmental conditions would create compounds not found on earth?

+0
−0

My world is spread across thousands of planets in thousands of star systems, with a sort of United Nations (of Planets) acting as intermediary to ensure peace and prosperity between the planets.

Each planet has different cultures, and different materials, which has created an interplanetary shipping industry so that Earthlings can enjoy lighter spacecraft made out of Abian steel, stronger buildings made with Benoite cement, and so on. Abians, I might add, are particular fans of Earth chocolate.

Now for real-world scientific justification, a few of our solar systems' gas giants have diamond rain, as a methane-rich atmosphere and very high pressure create the perfect environment for diamond formation. But diamonds aren't too uncommon on earth. Other than differences in innovation on different planets, what environmental conditions would allow for the formation of materials and compounds that don't naturally form on Earth, or form only in very trace quantities, while still allowing for these materials to be brought back to Earth without degrading or decomposing?

History
Why does this post require moderator attention?
You might want to add some details to your flag.
Why should this post be closed?

This post was sourced from https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/164026. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

0 comment threads

0 answers

Sign up to answer this question »