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minus-square kool_newt ( @kool_newt@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year ago “If I had another planet and I knew what its star was like, could I guess what photosynthetic life might look like?” he asked. In the code of his model — which is publicly available — there is an option to do exactly that with any selected spectrum. Nice, we could predict the color of alien plants.
minus-square BlameThePeacock ( @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoOn a per star and planet basis, since different stars and atmospheres would generate different availabile spectrums.
Nice, we could predict the color of alien plants.
On a per star and planet basis, since different stars and atmospheres would generate different availabile spectrums.
Ah right