Activity for Matthew Brown aka Lord Mattâ€
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Woodland growth on a semi terraformed world I am trying to imagine a scenario in which there is a world that has been terraformed in so far as it has water and oxygen but there is only one area which has been established as a strong foothold for more advanced life. This is modeled on the known effects of lakes, rivers, mountains, forests and ... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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Hitting the tipping point for core removal to degrade atmosphere retention on a moon Let us assume that we have a moon with a reasonable iron core enough that it can retain atmosphere, (as per this question), now let us further assume that the people who settle on the moon are short sighted and start mining deep into the moon while also building up a breathable atmosphere. The ores a... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What are the requirements for an atmosphere retaining moon with a stable orbit around an Earth-like planet with non-destructive tidal forces? For story writing purposes I would like a realistic setup where there is a planet with close to earth conditions in terms of gravity, relative position to the sun etc. However I aim to have a much larger moon with greater mass and thus a gravity sufficient to retain an atmosphere. This leads to quest... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |