Is it possible for the abovementioned worlds to orbit gas giants? If it is possible, has anybody seen one?
Water, ammonia and ELW's
- Thread starter Tyres O'Flaherty
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They absolutely can:
Ammonia World https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi.../220046998/nameB/Flyiedgooe+HQ-O+d6-19+A+13+j
Water World https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi...ls/idB/192316923/nameB/Byooma+WE-Y+d1-249+5+d
I don't have an Earthlike GG Moon in my journal but I am sure they exist.
Ammonia World https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi.../220046998/nameB/Flyiedgooe+HQ-O+d6-19+A+13+j
Water World https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi...ls/idB/192316923/nameB/Byooma+WE-Y+d1-249+5+d
I don't have an Earthlike GG Moon in my journal but I am sure they exist.
Looking at EDAstros ELM spreadsheet there are more than 230 ELWs known that orbit gas giants.
Yep, they can, and much more. ELWs and ELMs have been found in many interesting configurations, although not every (probably) possible ones. I once made an ELW bucket list thread, with guidelines of approximately how rare the various types are. Plus the ones for which zero have been found yet:
Oh, and Earth-like moons tend to mostly be in orbit of a High Metal Content Planet, gas giant (and other) parents are significantly more rare.
- ELW + ELM pair
- quaternary ELW set
- trinary ELM set
- system with five ELWs
- ELW co-orbits seven (or more) stars
- Y system main star (most likely impossible, habitable zone would be too close to the star)
- ELW directly orbits O star (most likely impossible, habitable zone would be too far from the star)
Oh, and Earth-like moons tend to mostly be in orbit of a High Metal Content Planet, gas giant (and other) parents are significantly more rare.
Must've been worth a few credits! Pity they can't take legs.
Thanks all!