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Aug 2026
The Tidal Venus Phenomenon: Demographics and Case Studies
The demographics of terrestrial planets and their orbits reveal a vast diversity in overall planetary energy budgets. Terrestrial exoplanets in short-period or eccentric orbits can experience intense tidal heating that, combined with stellar irradiation, may trigger runaway greenhouse conditions analogous to Venus. We...
S. Kane, Emma L. Miles
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