aquaplanet
Globe entirely submerged
An aquaplanet is a hypothetical planet covered entirely or almost entirely by water, with no significant landmasses.
The term appears primarily in climate modeling and exoplanet research, where scientists simulate aquaplanets to study atmospheric and oceanic dynamics without the complicating effects of continents: The climate model used an idealized aquaplanet configuration.
Gaseous layer around planets
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- ice-capsFrozen masses covering poles
- terrestrialRelating to land
- extrasolarBeyond our sun's domain
spectroscopy · biosignatures · habitability · detection · characterization · mass · radius · density
Suitability for dwelling
- biosignaturesDetectable signs of life
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- microbialOf microscopic organisms
- chemosynthesisEnergy from chemical reactions
photosynthesis · biochemistry · biomolecules · carbon-based · organisms · prokaryotes · evolution · panspermia
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- simulationImitation of real processes
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
terraforming · interstellar · colonization · hypothetical · futurism · extraterrestrial · scenario
Of the open sea
- abyssalExtremely deep, unmeasurable
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- marineRelating to the sea
depth · pressure · salinity · temperature · circulation · upwelling · thermocline · seafloor
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- ice-capsFrozen masses covering poles
- terrestrialRelating to land
extrasolar · spectroscopy · biosignatures · habitability · detection · characterization · mass · radius · density
habitability
Suitability for dwelling
- biosignaturesDetectable signs of life
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- microbialOf microscopic organisms
chemosynthesis · photosynthesis · biochemistry · biomolecules · carbon-based · organisms · prokaryotes · evolution · panspermia · nutrients
worldbuilding
Constructing imaginary universes for fiction
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- simulationImitation of real processes
modeling · terraforming · interstellar · colonization · hypothetical · futurism · extraterrestrial · scenario
pelagic
Of the open sea
marine · depth · pressure · salinity · temperature · circulation · upwelling · thermocline · seafloor · hydrology
aquaplanetterrestrial planet
Solid-surfaced world of rock
rocky planet · Arrakis · Tatooine · gas giant · lava planet
aqua, planet, water, aquatic, aquarium, aquifer, aqueduct, aqueous, aquamarine