TNO = trans neptunian object, basically far out dwarf planet

Obviously there would be less sun to greenhouse, but theoretically could that be a way to have closer-to-earth habitats far away from a star?

  • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    the greenhouse effect multiplies existing heat, it doesn’t create it - and at pluto’s distance, solar energy is ~1/1600th of earth’s, so even perfect heat trapping would still leave you with a freezing world (you’d need internal heat sources like geothermal or artifical heating to make it habitable)