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pab_guy t1_j3xfvuc wrote

Reply to comment by vicethal in Astronomers find 2nd Earth-size planet in intriguing alien solar system by Gari_305

Convection between hot and cool zones has gotta make those regions a weather nightmare, no?

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vicethal t1_j3xp1o8 wrote

Definitely. As a perk, it might mean easy wind power. As a drawback, it might make spacecraft design a lot more complicated (or maybe aerospaceplanes can ride thermals to the top of the atmosphere, I have no idea)

For life evolving there, I still like the idea of amphibians: if the winds come and go, they can colonize land gradually while using heavy, shielding water as shelter.

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