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F4RM3RR t1_j76t9f4 wrote

Reply to comment by Putin_Delenda_Est in Newly-discovered Earth-mass exoplanet — named Wolf 1069 b — may provide durable habitable conditions across a wide area of its dayside by marketrent

Winds on that planet would be insane

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Putin_Delenda_Est t1_j778lcv wrote

New headline: Scientists find windsurfing planet!

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nembajaz t1_j784zgh wrote

And it's only 31 light-years from our asses.

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Memetic1 t1_j79r2n4 wrote

Venus is right next door, and if you don't mind not living on the ground it's pretty habitable given our current technology. You can make graphene from co2, and then you could use that graphene to build more habitat. The sulfuric acid also isn't as much as a problem as people make it out to be. Sulfuric acid H2So4 which is just 2 waters bonded by a sulfur atom. If you have sufficient electricity sulfuric acid can be turned into water. It even has phosphorus which is essential for all life.

If you want to surf the skies Venus would be the target.

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LyleSY t1_j7br8cl wrote

Yes, but robots first please. I’d like things to be very very stable and safe before I buy my ticket

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Memetic1 t1_j7bx7xb wrote

They are sending a few missions to Venus. One of them even utilizes a balloon to stay in the upper atmosphere for an extended period. I would rather see crewed missions to Venus then Mars. Mars has dozens of ways to kill you while the environment in the clouds of Venus is comparatively simple. The only thing that would give me real pause is if we discovered life on Venus.

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sweetnumb t1_j79d91b wrote

If you're referring to your momma's ass, then the other cheek is only a few light-minutes away.

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F4RM3RR t1_j78uxyk wrote

No it’s about convection. With the tidal lock, on side would be much warmer, and the other much colder.

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0002millertime t1_j79mj48 wrote

Well, yeah. It spins exactly once per revolution around the star. This is exactly what the other person was talking about.

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