We shall call this planet Ithaka.
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I already have the planet and sun names fleshed out, but the one that's going to be important to the story is the 6th from the star.
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Ahhh ok. Thought "just too darn far away" in the Odyssey described Ithaka nicely. How far out is the 6th planet in this case?
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Not sure yet :I
However what's actually important is the planet's main moon, Nausicaa. I could make it as the inhabitants came up with a system to survive despite the lack of sun light and heat.
However what's actually important is the planet's main moon, Nausicaa. I could make it as the inhabitants came up with a system to survive despite the lack of sun light and heat.
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Do you need the inhabitants to be evolved natively?
Otherwise this could be a solution: https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/6909/can-a-gas-giant-have-its-own-habitable-zone
Otherwise this could be a solution: https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/6909/can-a-gas-giant-have-its-own-habitable-zone
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The inhabitants are actually human colonists.
And I read the link but I slept like 2 hours and I didn't catch much, is it saying they could basically absorb heat or energy from a nearby gas giant?
And I read the link but I slept like 2 hours and I didn't catch much, is it saying they could basically absorb heat or energy from a nearby gas giant?
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There can be a thin but existing habitable zone around a gas giant, yes. So if you're sixth planet can be a gas giant, you can certainly have a moon that just happens to be in that narrow life-sustaining zone. Its unstable in the long term (evolutionwise) but for colonists I don't see an issue.