If We Allow for a Planet with a Thick Atmosphere

question 60

Multiple Choice

If we allow for a planet with a thick atmosphere and a strong greenhouse effect, the outer boundary of the Sun's habitable zone would be

• A) at exactly the current orbital distance of Mars
• B) well beyond the orbital distance of Mars
• C) roughly halfway between the orbits of the Earth and Mars
• D) just inside the orbit of Mars

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