Post AlctOoPMAHnzKAaoIS by Raz@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AlcrwxmnbVMmLbiMt6 by nyrath@spacey.space
       2024-09-03T12:15:02Z
       
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       An Earth-sized Planet On The Verge Of Tidal DisruptionThe strong tidal force likely deforms the planet into a triaxial ellipsoid with a long axis that is ∼10% longer than the short axis. Assuming a reduced stellar tidal quality factor Q′⋆≈107, we predict that tidal orbital decay will cause TOI-6255 to reach the Roche limit in roughly 400 Myr.Nice gloomy setting for a scifi novel: a slowly dying planet.https://astrobiology.com/2024/08/an-earth-sized-planet-on-the-verge-of-tidal-disruption.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AlctOoPMAHnzKAaoIS by Raz@mastodon.social
       2024-09-03T12:31:16Z
       
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       @nyrath 400myr is more than 2/3 the history of complex life on Earth. A real drama would be a civilization emerging 400 years before disruption- discovering that during an equivalent renaissance era.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ald4w5CbqMouSmhJpo by nyrath@spacey.space
       2024-09-03T14:40:32Z
       
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       @Raz That sounds like John Brunner's fix-up novel The Crucible of Time