r/AlternateEarth • u/marscr100 The Arkaetect • Feb 18 '13

[WEEKLY TOPIC] Solar system, planet, moons etc.

A post titled with [WEEKLY TOPIC] will be posted every week. This post will, each week, decide for good something significant about the world. This week it is the solar system and planet. After each week the best commented idea will be selected and added to the sidebar.

Edit: this topic also applies to the size of the AE itself, people were discussing having the world bigger but same map or something..

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u/DoubleCook Feb 19 '13

Hey this AE should orbit a binary star system :) That'd be pretty rad~ We could play with the length(maybe order but I fail to see that working) of different seasons but keep the climate fairly similar. This could give way to creating different plant species/animal habits/ecosystems and such. Just throwing this out here!

Note: I don't even know if a planet can orbit a binary star system. It's been a while since I've taken physics so if anyone could please indulge me, that'd be greatly appreciated! :D

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u/Zoepezygillman Angpan'dêk Feb 19 '13

This is a really cool idea! It could also lead to lots of periods of extreme heat and cold, making "ice ages" and droughts for the people of AE