Activity for galactic_analyzer
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Would a civilization living on a planet without a moon still come up with the concept of months? We divide the year into months of 30 days because that's roughly the period of the moon, adapted to fit a solar year. However, would a civilization living on a world with no moon but a year of 365 days with seasons and a day/night cycle still come up with a 30 day month? I understand that there are... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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How large and compact could a cold east Mongolia-like steppe be on an Earth-sized planet? Welcome to planet X! Planet X is the same as Earth in radius, composition, axial tilt and orbits star Y (identical to the Sun). Planet X has a moon known as moon Z (identical to Earth's moon). Could an east Mongolia-like region (Köppen BSk) exist on planet X meeting all of the following requirement... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Could terrain like this form on Earth? If so, how? I am creating an RPG and came across an image that I wanted to base my landscape on. It is shown above. Is it possible for terrain like that to form on Earth (ignore the wildlife)? If it is, how could it form? By this, I mean two rivers on opposite sides splitting into several small streams and ea... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Could an island on Earth with these climate types exist? I am creating an RPG and I created a continent in which it is set on. I want to make sure that the climate types in it are realistic as well as the continent. This island is called Lartess. Lartess measures 150,000 sq km. It is located in the middle of a large ocean like the Pacific or Atlantic. ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Would sound shifts be severe enough for two dialects to be mutually unintelligible after 400 years of no verbal contact? A group of English-speaking settlers travel to the Earth-like exoplanet of Rataan, which is 5 light years away. They board the generation ship Genesis that will reach Rataan in 200 years (0.25% of the speed of light). However, transmissions between Genesis and Earth are limited to text-only communica... (more) |
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What is the minimum and maximum gravity level that nearly all humans can sustain over a 5 year period? There are several questions related to effects of different gravity levels on the human body, but none adequately answer a fundamental question: What is the maximum and minimum gravity that nearly all humans can survive under and perform all functions without side effects? This answer says that man... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |