#6, RE: FENRIS (the planet)
Posted by JeanneHedge on Feb-08-03 at 09:31 PM
In response to message #4
>> >>>temperatures ranging from 85 degrees Centigrade to negative seventy >>>degrees Centigrade along the equator. >> >>-70C at the equator? What's the axial tilt on this planet? Is >>the equator in a polar region? > >Axial tilt is about 25 degrees, slightly more than Earth's. However, a >full axial rotation, as mentioned in the profile, is 83.5 days; that >means the sun is up for six weeks at a time, then down for six weeks >at a time. I see that I've misread what was written (I think I did, anyway). I read it as 'temperatures ranging from 85C (at location X) to -70C at the equator'. I think it's supposed to be read as 'temperatures at the equator range from 85C to -70C'. Right? Regards, Jeanne New Address: jhedge@rcn.com http://www.jhedge.com Anime/Manga Forum: http://go.compuserve.com/Anime
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