01-22-2016, 11:30 AM
(01-21-2016, 10:50 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Legitimately asking a question......
What if a planet that was ten times larger than earth, somewhat near the proximity of Mercury, had an atmosphere that were ten times as thick ?
Is it possible that the size and content of an atmosphere could allow a planet to closer to a star, than being in the "Goldilocks Zone" ?
It's possible....probably unlikely though due to the extreme solar wind at that distance. Even if it did though it would not be considered a viable "Goldilocks" type planet due to extreme pressures at surface combined with a massive increase to gravity along with high temperatures due to all of the things listed above.
![[Image: m6moCD1.png]](http://i.imgur.com/m6moCD1.png)
