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Would ocean tides on the moon of a gas giant really be kilometers high?

I was reading an article on exomoon habitability constrained by illumination and tidal heating. The article imagines an Earth-like exomoon around Jupiter-like host planet. That got me thinking about ...
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Winds or waves in specific conditions?

Winds are mainly produced by differences in temperature of the atmosphere and waves are mainly produced by winds. However, could a rogue planet (without orbiting any star and with a cold core so no ...
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Lift and drag coefficients on other planets

The question I'm trying to answer seemed simple: how hard would it be to fly on a planet with lower gravity but also thinner atmosphere compared to Earth. If the answer could hint me at how much ...
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