Lubau and Mahanji Oasis
Posted: Wed 12 Jul 2023, 01:02
I am a bit confused by the description of Lubau (and by extension the Mahanji Oasis). It says that the planet has always the same side facing the sun. That would mean it has a locked orbit and a synchronous rotation with its sun, i. e. it takes just as long to rotate around its axis as it takes to rotate around the sun. This eliminates seasons, but also the day-night-cycle. The text does not use these exact words, but it says:
Sorry, but these kind of thing drives me a little crazy .
So far, so good. But the factsheet states a day length of 27 hours, and a sidereal year of 91 days. Shouldn't the day and year have the exact same length, if the same side is always facing the sun? Also in the description for the Mahanji Oasis, there are temperatures given for day and night. Which makes no sense if there is no Day-Night-Cycle. Am I reading this wrong? Is Lubau's rotation not synchronous as the description implies?The very first thing the starfarers noticed when they arrived at Lubau was that the axial tilt of the planet was 43 degrees and that the same side was always facing the sun. This means that the planet is without seasons and that the variations in temperature between the hemispheres are enormous.
Sorry, but these kind of thing drives me a little crazy .