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		im4w1l on Aug 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star >everything beyond the terminator should (?) be equally cold I don't think so. Winds, diffusion, conduction, refraction probably come into play.

thaumasiotes on Aug 25, 2016 [–]

Sure. How much variation do you expect as a function of distance from the terminator? Other sources of variation aren't really relevant.

It does occur to me that the Night Pole might be revealed by the shadow of the planet, if it has a moon.

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