Monday, March 16, 2009

Earth 2 - a great view

At last a clear picture of Earth 2, created by Jen Gasston from her memories of the return voyage from behind the sun (only joking Jen).
An article in National Geographic discussed what life would be like on a planet with a 45 degree tilt; greater variation in temperature between seasons and possibly less stability in the axial tilt (more wobbling). Apparently Earth's tilt has been a lot more extreme in the distant past. There would be an ice belt around the equator. What else?
We don;t find out in Behind the Sun because the climate on Earth 2 is not what it seems (nothing is).

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