Earth and Gliese 581c

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    HoChunk

    If it’s tidelocked, then that surface temperature might be that, but only near the day/night boundary. And who the fuck knows what the weather patterns for a tidelocked atmosphere might be, so those Earth-like cloud patterns seem a little unlikely (you’d have much less coriolis effect, for one thing.) The night side would be an icebox, while the day…well, if there’s a civilization, they know where to put the solar panels.
    I wonder if we’ll ever be able to truly image an exoplanet from here. I remember hearing about a planned orbital array, but I’d have to internet further for the details…

    ogie

    weather patterns are the least of your worries, i would be more worried about gravitational forces from it’s star causing geological instability.

    figosound

    that’s merely an engineering problem

    Anonymoose

    Fuck all y’all – first one there gets to enslave the natives and ship the gold back to Earth; Spain style.

    bobo

    packin mah shit now

    DarkDsurion

    BRB, getting my black flag and pirate ship.

    PsychoD14bl0

    Not to be the bearer of bad news, but Gliese 581C has been determined uninhabitable, and it was not in the habitable zone. The planet in that system that is, however, is the possibly fake “Gliese 581G. Link to 581G: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_g Link to 581C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_c

    RSIxidor

    Who would want to live on a planet that’s always below freezing?

    Stolid

    This thread is full of WIN.

    BTW, I’m failing to see how a planet 1.5 times Earth can rotate a Red dwarf at a 13 day period. Physics seems off… anyone care to elucidate?

    jeffapotimus

    its going real fast.

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