Strawberry Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 The initial concept is simple, what if there was a body in perpetual rain? The main question is, how do we make this physically possible, afterall ksp2 is a game that focuses on things being physically possible. This is the concept I came by to explain it. Early on this planet was similar to Laythe, a moon with oceans heated by tidal heating, around a large gas giant. But then over time it got closer and closer, and the core got hotter and hotter. The tidal heating started slowly but steadily began heating up the surface, causing more and more water to evaporate. This high amount of rain causes the moon to undergo an intense rain cycle, where water boils in high amounts from the surface, radiatively cools down in the upper atmosphere, before raining down to restart the process. The planet is constantly surrounded by rainclouds, and the surface is hot, with active volcanoes and high amounts of fog and humidity. The constant intense rain causes massive amounts of erosion, water now goes down clearly defined paths, with rivers carving out intense canyons to deliver the water on what were high mountains to the oceans. The planet is nearing its end, but if it's the runaway greenhouse effect that it's undergoing currently, or it getting consumed by its gas giant will kill it first is unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vl3d Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Rain. Storms. Lightning, Thunder. Alien weather visuals. Acheron. Rivers, waterfalls, tsunamis, mud, quicksand, landslides, canyons, floating colonies on liquid. Yes please! Edited February 4, 2023 by Vl3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Perpetual rain = fog layer of the atmosphere. Uranus, Neptune, maybe even Titan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 This is actually one great suggestion! I really like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOfMaar Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 8 hours ago, Vl3d said: Rain. Storms. Lightning, Thunder. Alien weather visuals. Acheron. Rivers, waterfalls, tsunamis, mud, quicksand, landslides, canyons, floating colonies on liquid. Yes please! The search engine optimization is real. Spoiler You got everything here but kitchen and sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 I'm trying to think if this planet being tidally locked would lead to any funky things relating to its volcanism but I think the answer is no? If anyone has any ideas how it would effect things please tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superluminal Gremlin Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 So sorta like a reverse Lapat/Laythe? Laypat? Got it Love the idea. Would actually make boat parts incredibly useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aNERVASman Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 maybe there could be a body with CO2 oceans instead of water? like a cold venus with more surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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