08-29-2016, 05:05 AM
Here are two simulations of Proxima b, one assuming it has 3:2 resonance,
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1629h/
and one assuming it is tidally locked;
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1629g/
both assume it has an icy, oceanic surface.
The tidally locked version is much more extreme, and is a typical 'eyeball world'.
The 3:2 resonance model has a long, thin slit of an ocean rather than a wide-open pupil, and is much more temperate (but still below freezing for most of its surface).
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1629h/
and one assuming it is tidally locked;
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1629g/
both assume it has an icy, oceanic surface.
The tidally locked version is much more extreme, and is a typical 'eyeball world'.
The 3:2 resonance model has a long, thin slit of an ocean rather than a wide-open pupil, and is much more temperate (but still below freezing for most of its surface).