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Redefining habitable zone for advanced Terran animals
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(06-11-2019, 10:51 PM)Drashner1 Wrote: On another note - would the increase in UV also result in an increase in ozone in the upper atmosphere that might mitigate the production of CO?

Just some thoughts,

Todd

An ozone layer is the byproduct of a biosphere that has evolved to use oxygenic photosynthesis. And in any case, an ozone layer can only exist on a planet with a strong magnetic field. Otherwise it will get stripped away by the solar wind of its host star.
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RE: Redefining habitable zone for advanced Terran animals - by Avalancheon - 06-12-2019, 09:34 PM

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