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Erlek Depression is a theoretical climate located at the base of a deep depression in the midst of an absurdly tall mountain range. The terrain on which Erlek Depression is located consists mostly of black granite and therefore absorbs heat extremely well. Wind is nonexistent in this area due to the near 50'000 foot tall mountains bordering the depression. During the "winter" skies are clear nearly 100% of the time, this allows for intense solar heating as well as extreme radiational cooling. During the "summer" a fog filled the depression, leading nearly no sunlight, low durinal range, and temperatures indicative of it's altitude.
Do you think this climate would be possible given the right conditions? If you had to spend a month in this climate, which would you choose?
Erlek Depression is a theoretical climate located at the base of a deep depression in the midst of an absurdly tall mountain range. The terrain on which Erlek Depression is located consists mostly of black granite and therefore absorbs heat extremely well. Wind is nonexistent in this area due to the near 50'000 foot tall mountains bordering the depression. During the "winter" skies are clear nearly 100% of the time, this allows for intense solar heating as well as extreme radiational cooling. During the "summer" a fog filled the depression, leading nearly no sunlight, low durinal range, and temperatures indicative of it's altitude.
Do you think this climate would be possible given the right conditions? If you had to spend a month in this climate, which would you choose?
Life would not be possible at 36,000 feet. Humans can survive up to 29,000 feet for short periods of time, but they call the top elevations of Mt Everest the "death zone" due to the extreme lack of oxygen at those altitudes.
Life would not be possible at 36,000 feet. Humans can survive up to 29,000 feet for short periods of time, but they call the top elevations of Mt Everest the "death zone" due to the extreme lack of oxygen at those altitudes.
Obviously life is not possible at 36'000 feet. If you visited here bottled oxygen would be a given.
Will there be enough bottled oxygen to stay up there for a month?
Yes. In this magical, theoretical situation you will not die from lack of oxygen. The point of this thread was to discuss the optimal month to visit this place, and to discuss whether or not, given the right circumstances if this climate is possible.
Yes. In this magical, theoretical situation you will not die from lack of oxygen. The point of this thread was to discuss the optimal month to visit this place, and to discuss whether or not, given the right circumstances if this climate is possible.
There is no optimal month for being in such a hellish place...lol. June would probably be the "safest" month. It'd be like going to Mars - you'd need special suits to survive the extreme temps, etc. I guess the closest analogy to this would be Pole Station in Antarctica - which is located at 9000 feet, and they get temps similar to some of those in your chart. They don't get outside much...lol.
Looks like a possible climate.......on an exoplanet; definitely not habitable for humans at any time of the year.
If I was FORCED to spend a month there, I'd actually probably chose February and stay inside my climate controlled, humidified home (climate controls would have to go beyond just simple household heating though) EXCEPT for the warmest part of the day where I could get some sunshine and pleasant temperatures for an hour or so during midday. It would be quite lethal to go outside in the morning or evening hours.
It's a depression right? So then it's below sea level.
But the surrounding mountains are 50k ft. above sea level.
There'd be no rain (or incredibly little) at any time of the year, similar to conditions in the Atacama.
But, what are the conditions at the peaks of the surrounding mountains. Does any snow carry over? Wouldn't this depression be filled in with one massive glacier, and therefore rock carried through by the glacier?
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