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cdnBacon t1_ixlizl5 wrote
"Canadians might even need a sweater" ... and a toque!
One_Astronaut_483 t1_ixlepxr wrote
No idea, but seems a very good idea for a book.
rezallol OP t1_ixlhjpw wrote
Yea I’ve been thinking of writing about something like that
One_Astronaut_483 t1_ixlju12 wrote
I have no skills at writing. Hopefully someone able to do it, will see it.
ThirtyMileSniper t1_ixlfzpj wrote
Potentially from the energy of tidal heating like what is theorised on Europa. Life but not civilisation.
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derKestrel t1_ixlf64y wrote
The energy input is the problem.
I guess would need a combination of big gas giant (infrared radiation output from various processes) plus small orbit (extra heat from gravitationally caused tectonic processes) plus high amount of heavy elements (extra heat from radioactive decay).
Without the energy inflow from a sun, is going to be really cold, Canadians might even need a sweater.
Apart from that, having planetsized moons is feasible, even getting ejected as a whole gravitationally bound system doesn't seem out of the ordinary..