Comment by dylan604
2 hours ago
"planets with our conditions" is doing a lot of work here.
how many planets meet that criteria? most of the closest have typcially been labeled "super Earths" so their gravity will be greater than 1g. what effect will that have?
If life has adapted to the crushing pressure of deep ocean, I have hopes that it can adapt to not-so-crushing gravity. I'm sure a lot of our current life could adapt if our gavity was doubled. I'd feel sorry for birds, though.
Can trees pull water up to the top in >1g situations? At >1g, the deep ocean pressure would be that much more.