Activity for Josh Belmont‭

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Question	—	What is the highest possible mountain on an Earth-like world? My friend is writing a book, and I volunteered to create a planet for him, one with an epic mountain extending far above the clouds. The planet features lush jungles in the lower elevations and enormous towering mountains. If possible, I would like to have a mountain so high it extends well into a... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	How dense of an atmosphere do I need to "float" an ocean of liquid at 1000 ft elevation? I recently watched a special on cave divers in the Yucatan Peninsula and part way through that show the divers encountered a feature called a Halocline, a meeting of two different water masses of differing salinity. It looked like a mirror, or a surface in the middle of the water. This sparked an ide... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	What is the climate on a brown dwarf planet with split heat sources? Here is another planet question for you planet enthusiasts. I have this planet... It's called Barahecio. The Mars-sized sphere's average temperatures hover near the freezing point of water. Of note also are the many seas that never freeze. Barahecio orbits a cooler brown dwarf that orbits outside... (more)	—	about 9 years ago
Question	—	What is the expected terrain for an arid highly eccentric Earth-like planet? For this question lets take a trip to Slyo Dacas: Slyo Dacas (sil-yo-dak-iss) is a world roughly the same size of Earth with a decent magnetic field and no moons. The world is a bit drier than earth, its seas are shallower and smaller and its land more bit more arid on average. The planet has ... (more)	—	about 9 years ago
Question	—	Can a planet with a dead core still generate a strong magnetic field? Imagine a world with a dead core, like Mars, but covered in water. This world has managed to hold on to its atmosphere and quite a bit of its water as well. I'm sure the prodigious life there would be grateful if the planet could also hold on to its magnetic field. This core has been dead for quite... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	What is the maxiumum depth for an Earth like atmosphere? I am sure most of you have seen Star Wars. In Episode IV: The Empire Strikes Back our heroes travel to Bespin, a gas planet with a habitable zone to refuel at the floating cloud city. Well of course "mild peril" ensues and one of the heroes ends up almost falling off the bottom of the city into the... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	What is the viability of a planet rotating on two axes? I am a scriptwriter working on a science fiction story. As best as I can I like to reconcile my imaginary places to within the constraints of reality. Here is my problem: Kettrah Kettrah is by most means a tidally locked planet which mean that it rotates on one axis in the same time it takes to co... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	Equatorial icecaps and polar jungles a fantasy or reality? I am writing a science fiction movie script and a planet idea came to me a few weeks ago: A planet with equatorial icecaps and polar jungles. As interesting and intriguing as this is to think about, it has been the bane of my sanity as I try to find a way to make this planet even PLAUSIBLE. Welcome ... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	Is it possible to have lightning create complicated fulgurite geometry above ground on a magnetically active world? Hanorane (han-or-a-ney) is a moon with a dynamic surface covered in charged sand particles that drift in massive rivers suspended by electrostatic levitation. The only solid ground is the worn and ancient remains of black marble mountains that stick up above the sand. The magnetic fields here have ... (more)	—	over 9 years ago