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Super-habitable planets and volcanism?
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So apparently, according to this source, the increased gravity strengthens the crust more than thermal convection can rip it apart. In a more recent paper, it was found that the thermal convection in superearths might not even be that much stronger, switching to being conductive above 2.5 earth masses. Hope this helps.
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Super-habitable planets and volcanism? - by Cray - 09-26-2019, 08:02 AM
RE: Super-habitable planets and volcanism? - by dangerous_safety - 09-26-2019, 12:00 PM

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