Red Sea in a habitable world scientifically possible?
I have an idea that the seas of a world are red, not blue. However, the world should also be the birthplace of an intelligent alien species. Would it be scientifically possible to have a world with a red sea and where intelligent life can still develop?
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I have an idea that the seas of a world are red, not blue. However, the world should also be the birthplace of an intelligent alien species. Would it be scientifically possible to have a world with a red sea and where intelligent life can still develop?
science-fiction space
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
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Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago
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I have an idea that the seas of a world are red, not blue. However, the world should also be the birthplace of an intelligent alien species. Would it be scientifically possible to have a world with a red sea and where intelligent life can still develop?
science-fiction space
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
271
I have an idea that the seas of a world are red, not blue. However, the world should also be the birthplace of an intelligent alien species. Would it be scientifically possible to have a world with a red sea and where intelligent life can still develop?
science-fiction space
science-fiction space
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
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asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
271
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
271
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
271
asked 57 mins ago
AndechAndech
271
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Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago
1
1
Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago
add a comment |
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Absolutely. There's actually a sea on Earth which is red(ish).
So it wouldn't take that much extrapolation to extend the algae planetwide and make it a brighter color. I'd think you'd want it to be loosely matted enough to provide flow of oxygen and sunlight, that but shouldn't be too hard to finesse.
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El CadejoEl Cadejo
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Sure. Just have a microorganism endemic to the seas that colours them red. Some sort of algae, maybe, that produces a red dye naturally as part of their life cycle. We kind of have that here on earth, manifesting as a red tide during algal blooms.
If the coloration is produced as part of the normal behaviour of the algae, rather than during oxygen-consuming blooms, you're good to go.
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Absolutely. There's actually a sea on Earth which is red(ish).
So it wouldn't take that much extrapolation to extend the algae planetwide and make it a brighter color. I'd think you'd want it to be loosely matted enough to provide flow of oxygen and sunlight, that but shouldn't be too hard to finesse.
edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
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answered 46 mins ago
El CadejoEl Cadejo
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Absolutely. There's actually a sea on Earth which is red(ish).
So it wouldn't take that much extrapolation to extend the algae planetwide and make it a brighter color. I'd think you'd want it to be loosely matted enough to provide flow of oxygen and sunlight, that but shouldn't be too hard to finesse.
edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
5,180933
answered 46 mins ago
El CadejoEl Cadejo
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Absolutely. There's actually a sea on Earth which is red(ish).
So it wouldn't take that much extrapolation to extend the algae planetwide and make it a brighter color. I'd think you'd want it to be loosely matted enough to provide flow of oxygen and sunlight, that but shouldn't be too hard to finesse.
edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
5,180933
answered 46 mins ago
El CadejoEl Cadejo
1294
Absolutely. There's actually a sea on Earth which is red(ish).
So it wouldn't take that much extrapolation to extend the algae planetwide and make it a brighter color. I'd think you'd want it to be loosely matted enough to provide flow of oxygen and sunlight, that but shouldn't be too hard to finesse.
edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
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answered 46 mins ago
El CadejoEl Cadejo
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edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
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edited 33 mins ago
Cyn
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answered 46 mins ago
El CadejoEl Cadejo
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answered 46 mins ago
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Sure. Just have a microorganism endemic to the seas that colours them red. Some sort of algae, maybe, that produces a red dye naturally as part of their life cycle. We kind of have that here on earth, manifesting as a red tide during algal blooms.
If the coloration is produced as part of the normal behaviour of the algae, rather than during oxygen-consuming blooms, you're good to go.
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Sure. Just have a microorganism endemic to the seas that colours them red. Some sort of algae, maybe, that produces a red dye naturally as part of their life cycle. We kind of have that here on earth, manifesting as a red tide during algal blooms.
If the coloration is produced as part of the normal behaviour of the algae, rather than during oxygen-consuming blooms, you're good to go.
answered 45 mins ago
jdunlopjdunlop
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Sure. Just have a microorganism endemic to the seas that colours them red. Some sort of algae, maybe, that produces a red dye naturally as part of their life cycle. We kind of have that here on earth, manifesting as a red tide during algal blooms.
If the coloration is produced as part of the normal behaviour of the algae, rather than during oxygen-consuming blooms, you're good to go.
answered 45 mins ago
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Sure. Just have a microorganism endemic to the seas that colours them red. Some sort of algae, maybe, that produces a red dye naturally as part of their life cycle. We kind of have that here on earth, manifesting as a red tide during algal blooms.
If the coloration is produced as part of the normal behaviour of the algae, rather than during oxygen-consuming blooms, you're good to go.
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Just for clarity, are you looking to fill these seas with red-colored liquid that can support life, or looking for a way to make normal water appear red?
– Giter
44 mins ago
Normal water appear red
– Andech
41 mins ago
Reminds me of Vampirella.
– Renan
12 mins ago