Lazarus dF star
Number of posts : 3337 Registration date : 2008-06-12
| Subject: Effect of methane on the habitable zone 15th May 2018, 5:55 pm | |
| Ramirez & Kaltenegger "A Methane Extension to the Classical Habitable Zone" https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.02801Around stars earlier than about mid-K, methane can significantly extend the outer edge of the habitable zone. For cooler stars, methane produces an anti-greenhouse effect that contracts the habitable zone. | |
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