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TLDR sunlight hits the carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere and splits it into carbon-monoxide and oxygen then on the night side it recombines.
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ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS – EXCEPT EUROPA.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
It’d be incredible if it was some sort of life – even unicellular – but chances are it’s probably just something more mundane.
But I’m hoping for aliens though.
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Well if you’re high up enough that the absolutely crazy temperature (around 470 °C, 878 °F) and pressure (90 bar so like being 900m / 3000ft underwater) don’t kill you I guess?
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I was joking in my other comment. But I remember seeing a study or rendering of the idea you described. Somebody out there is considering it seriously.
