90 degree axial tilt--habitable? - Page 2

ericthered · 12-22-2018, 10:55 AM

Note that the equator will receive different amounts of sun at different times of year. When its got a normal day-night cycle, it will receive light comparable to earth's equator. But during the solstice, the light received will come in at a pretty oblique angle, so there won't be nearly as much of it. It will be closer to an arctic summer than anything else, though it will probably function like winter.

YankeeGamer · 12-22-2018, 06:10 PM

I suspect that putting the planet around a smaller star would help keep it less extreme, since the seasons will be shorter, but it will still be pretty drastic, which is the idea. I expect that the human colonies will be near the equator, and critical structures will be either VERY strong, or underground.

12-22-2018, 10:55 AM	#11
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: 90 degree axial tilt--habitable? Note that the equator will receive different amounts of sun at different times of year. When its got a normal day-night cycle, it will receive light comparable to earth's equator. But during the solstice, the light received will come in at a pretty oblique angle, so there won't be nearly as much of it. It will be closer to an arctic summer than anything else, though it will probably function like winter. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!

12-22-2018, 06:10 PM	#12
YankeeGamer Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: 90 degree axial tilt--habitable? I suspect that putting the planet around a smaller star would help keep it less extreme, since the seasons will be shorter, but it will still be pretty drastic, which is the idea. I expect that the human colonies will be near the equator, and critical structures will be either VERY strong, or underground.