Friday, March 30, 2012

“Tidal Venuses” May Have Been Wrung Out To Dry

“Tidal Venuses” May Have Been Wrung Out To Dry:

Extreme heating from tidal stresses may render a "Tidal Venus" planet inhabitable
Earth-sized exoplanets within a distant star’s habitable zone could still be very much uninhabitable, depending on potential tidal stresses — either past or present — that could have “squeezed out” all the water, leaving behind a bone-dry ball of rock.

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