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To: C19fan

Actually what sticks out at me is the fact that the system appears to be poor in metals which can be a real problem for life as we know it.


9 posted on 02/03/2012 7:37:01 AM PST by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek
Actually what sticks out at me is the fact that the system appears to be poor in metals which can be a real problem for life as we know it.

Interesting point. The planet may have a sufficient rotation rate but lacking a liquid metal core, will not have the magnetic properties to shield the planet from the sun.
28 posted on 02/03/2012 9:54:27 AM PST by PA Engineer (Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
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