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Answer	—	A: How to calculate the average temperature of the hemispheres of a planet tidally locked to its star? You asked "Is there any way to calculate it?". The answer is yes, but it's not going to be as simple as plugging a few numbers into a simple formula. You'll need a general circulation model. The reason is that the heat transport around the planet involves the atmosphere and the oceans, and thes... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago