Orbital elevators and long, long days

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Since early microflora aren't unlikely to be subsisting on the abundant geothermal energy of a young world, possibly not so much of an issue. Also of course worlds aren't limited to native life.

Huh? Thermal vent lifeforms? What does that have to do with photosynthesis? Extremophiles would be microfauna.

You've got to have photosynthesis or there will be no atmospheric oxygen. That's what I was getting at.