nightside

American  

[nahyt-sahyd] / ˈnaɪtˌsaɪd /

noun

1. Journalism. the night shift of a newspaper.

2. Astronomy. the dark side of a planet or moon.

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Etymology

Origin of nightside

1840–50 for an earlier sense; night + side ¹

Example Sentences

A molten surface ocean could move some heat, but without an atmosphere, the nightside would likely remain solid, limiting heat transfer.

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A global magma ocean might move some heat from the dayside toward the nightside, but without an atmosphere the permanently dark side would solidify, limiting how much energy could be redistributed.

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With such a tight orbit, the planet is also likely to be tidally locked, with a dayside that faces the star at all times and a nightside in perpetual darkness.

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"This is a very strong indication that energy is being distributed from the dayside to the nightside, most likely by a volatile-rich atmosphere."

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While currents of lava can carry some heat around to the nightside, they cannot move it efficiently enough to explain the cooling effect.

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