tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post6774728031689866368..comments2023-04-09T03:21:36.096-05:00Comments on Alien Realities: Once In A Blue Moon: Earth's Moon Even More Rare?David M. Merchanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03185161824423526994noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-25970541235068329972010-08-18T11:54:56.991-05:002010-08-18T11:54:56.991-05:00The greenhouse effect in combination with low inso...The greenhouse effect in combination with low insolation would even the temperatures out, making the climate change less drastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-61075845882304714742010-08-16T15:55:14.296-05:002010-08-16T15:55:14.296-05:00not sure how a wobbly planet would help evolution....not sure how a wobbly planet would help evolution. Changes in environment can help spur on evolution, as long as they are not too drastic. It's easy to imagine that a very wobbly planet could have extremely drastic weather changes, even with greenhouse warming.David M. Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185161824423526994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-5515130662848797692010-08-09T02:42:41.832-05:002010-08-09T02:42:41.832-05:00A planet somewhat outside the traditional goldiloc...A planet somewhat outside the traditional goldilock zone, warmed by greenhouse gases, would be better insulated and thus moonless axis wobbles may help evolution on such worlds instead of wiping out all complex life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-25812213499472547202008-06-23T21:57:00.000-05:002008-06-23T21:57:00.000-05:00Fascinating, I need to find the research on Venus'...Fascinating, I need to find the research on Venus' big moon! Can anyone can point me to said research?David M. Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185161824423526994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-67398472283703043652008-06-22T11:11:00.000-05:002008-06-22T11:11:00.000-05:00Research actually indicate that Venus once had a b...Research actually indicate that Venus once had a big(collision origin) moon which was destroyed by another impact (hitting that moon). 2 big moons in this solar system alone indicates that large moons are common in star systems with >the suns metallicity. The cluster with only 1/400 large moon rate is probably a ultra low metallicity cluster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com