When to Use Habitable Zone 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
Open the Habitable Zone 3D Explorer when you need a quick browser view of how the liquid-water HZ shrinks for dimmer stars (0.95-1.37 AU at L=1, then sqrt(L) scaling) - and skip it when you need a full atmospheric or climate integration.
A five-minute classroom demo
A five-minute classroom demo starts when you open Habitable Zone 3D Explorer, press Sun then M dwarf then TRAPPIST-1-class, and pause so students see the green annulus jump inward while the AU table updates.
Scale-law literacy in Habitable Zone 3D Explorer
Scale-law literacy in Habitable Zone 3D Explorer stays readable when you keep the facts panel open for 0.95-1.37 AU at L=1 and the sqrt(L) note while switching presets.
Sessions Habitable Zone 3D Explorer does not fit
Sessions Habitable Zone 3D Explorer does not fit are greenhouse atmospheres, per-star Kopparapu climate runs, or transit light-curve labs. Use Exoplanet Transit 3D for detection geometry or Star Lifecycle 3D for luminosity evolution. Walk the controls in the Habitable Zone 3D Explorer step-by-step guide.
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