![Map of surface mass balance in the star-centered frame, averaged over the final synodic day of the simulation, for the 1-year synodic day, 500 m GEL case. Left: Nightside. Right: Dayside. The yellow star represents the substellar point. -- [astro-ph.EP]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/The-Fate-of-Ice.png?resize=1200%2C718&ssl=1)
[astro-ph.EP] Rocky exoplanets orbiting M dwarf stars are often assumed to be synchronously rotating, such that water-trapping in ice sheets on the permanent nightside may pose a threat to habitability.
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Icy Ocean Planet Research: NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 71: New Opportunity A.16 Cryosphere
[NASA]. A.16 Cryosphere solicits high-impact efforts focused on sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers. The expectation is that proposed investigations will use the wealth of data from NASA satellites and […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Liquid Water On Cold Exo-Earths Via Basal Melting Of Ice Sheets
Liquid water is a critical component of habitability. However, the production and stability of surficial liquid water can be challenging on planets outside the Habitable Zone and devoid of adequate […]