Activity for Sherwood Botsfordâ€
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How does weather change on an earthlike planet with a denser atmosphere? Suppose you took earth and gave it approximately 3 times the air, with most of the extra being N2 or Ar. Combustion goes up with the partial pressure of oxygen. So unless we want to burn down the planet around our ears, at 45 psi, we want only 7% O2 or so. This much Nitrogen starts implying nitrog... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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What are the parameters of a planet having multiple moons? I'm not sure if this question belongs here or over on Physics Stack Exchange. The Earth and Moon are unique in the Solar System in that the Moon is a significant size compared to the Earth, at 1/4 the diameter and 1/80 the mass. In the Solar System planets are distributed in an exponential fashion ... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |