ARIES 42H
GEOLOGICAL MAKEUP
LIFE ON ARIES 42H
The geological makeup of Aries 42H is very similar to Earth. The Life is possible on Aries
first thing that comes into sight is the clouds, this can relate to the
- A POTENTIAL PLANET WITH LIFE
42H for various reasons.
atmosphere as well. Aries 42H is made up of 4 spheres just like
For starters, the fact that
Earth.
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the planet is in the habitable
Geosphere
zone/goldilocks zone of - The sphere
the system is one.
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that contains all the rocks, minerals, landforms (mountains, volcanos) and the non-living materials.
Earth
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Mass: 1 earth
Mass: 1 earth
down. Also near underwater volcanos, where it is very hot. Microbes also live
mass
high up in the atmosphere. Life higher than marine life has not been found in
mass
animals, bacteria, etc. Liquid water covers 60% of the planet's surface, so
This explosion lead to the formation of the system called Aries which is located in the galactic bulge. 33 million years later, materials from dead stars bunched together to form the planet Aries 42H. Patches of water can be seen on the planet, which came from meteorites from outer space bringing in little amounts each time. Less meteorites hit Aries 42H compared to Earth as the bombardment period was shorter, Aries 42H's being 983 million years while Earth's being over 1
The planet being in the habitable zone means that it is
rivers, oceans, lakes, etc.
"just right" for life, it is neither too hot nor too cold.
Atmosphere - The atmosphere holds all the gas and air and is divided up into 5 layers. The troposphere which is the lowest layer and is where most of the clouds and weather forms. The stratosphere is the second layer
of water forming. As water is forming, there is a very
Mesosphere and the thermosphere are the third and fourth layers and absorb UV rays. These two layers together are called the ionosphere. The last layer is the exosphere, the last layer before outer space.
land is constantly getting recycled which helps control
layers. The crust which was cooled by
the amount of carbon dioxide. So it can help stabalize
star
star
Planets in system
the climate.
temperature. Then there is the upper As Aries 42H doesn't have good
lithosphere is, where the tectonic
protection, bursts of gamma rays hit the
plates are. The upper and low
planet every once in a while. This lack of
mantle is made of semi-molten rocks. The last 2 layers are the inner and
K-type
Aries 42H has divided continents. This means that there is plate movement. Plate movement is required for life as
Star Type G-type
high possibility of life existing.
Aries 42H is made up of 5 physical
mantle, this is also where the
masses
average so there is no drastic change between the two. Being in this zone can mean that there is a high chance
Mass
mass
year is 14 degrees celsius, 2 degrees lower than Earth's
is made of molecules that are good at absorbing heat from the star. The
less impact and the cold space
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Aries 42H's average temperature throughout the whole
where the ozone layer is. Aries 42H has an ozone layer just like Earth and it
seeing the light difference in the orbit of the star of the system.
0.8 solar
is in the habitable zone.
Hydrosphere - The sphere where all the water is found. This includes the
billion years. Researchers found this planet by the Aries telescope and
1 solar
type system, Aries 42H is 0.76 AU away which
Aries 42H so we believe that there isn't visible life on land.
A new system was made by a nearby star exploding, a supernova.
Sun
- Habitable Zone which is 0.3 to 1.3 AU for a K-
life can be found underwater. Even where it is freezing and very deep
ORIGIN OF PLANET
STAR COMPARISION
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Biosphere - The sphere that includes all the life on the planet; plants,
outer cores, these help generate magnetic fields of Aries 42H.
protection can be because there is no moon or the lack of other giant planets that can suck in meteorites in the system. Also as it is in the inner
Magnetic fields are what protect the
galactic region this makes the
planet from solar winds and UV rays.
possibility of gamma rays and meteorites hitting higher. The lack of
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GRAVITY EFFECTS Aries 42H's gravity pull is weaker than Earth's due to many components. One reason is the lack of many big planets in the system. Earth has 7 other planets with 4 being bigger. Aries only has 2 planets bigger than Aries 42H. This means that the pull from the other planets is weaker. Also, as Aries 42H doesn't have a moon, the gravitational pull is weaker. This means that the tides are not being made by the moon, therefore the only tides made are by the star. The star only makes 1/3 of the tides on Earth so the tides on Aries 42H which is only made by the star will be 1/3 weaker. This means that there will be less erosion and the water will be calmer.
DAYS, SEASONS
protection can slow down evolution of life or even get with of life on the planet.
Aries 42H is located closer to the star, so
Although, we know that
one revolution around it is shorter than
Aries 42H does not have
Earth which affects the length of years and
the best protection, we
seasons, making them all shorter. One year
know for sure that marine
is on average 292 Earth days long. The
life has existed sometime
length of seasons varies as well. As the
in the history of this
rotation of the planet is 1670 km/h, the
planet, which means that
same as Earth, one day is similarly
there is liquid water that
approximately 24 hours. However, Aries
sustains life. That may be
42H does not have a moon like Earth,
enough evidence that this
which means that the tilt is not as stable as Earth's. This can cause extreme seasons and shorter days, and years.
planet could become our
The line shows the tilt of Aries 42H
Measurements are made in AU: Astronomical Units. This measurement shows the distance from the star.
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second home.