Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to Are we *sure* it'd have volatiles?

No such thing as sure

The balance of volatiles in our own solar system is not as neat and easy as you'd like if a "simple" model had caused it, and then there's the evolutionary path that each planet has taken - mostly physical evolution of the atmosphere and hydrosphere, but in the Earth's case complicated by biological feedback.

This new world "ought" to have volatiles aplenty - enough water to dilute that sulphur and avoid acid conditions, for instance. But it "might" not have much or any. Or it "might" have such a superabundance that no volcanoes ever reach the surface of the ocean.

We don't know, but it's sure interesting to think about...

Log in or register to post.

The whole thread (70 posts)