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Asteroid Mining: Thermal & Atmospheric Control (2D)

A 2D asteroid-mining drill you keep alive: manage sun angle, dome pressure and drill power against a real thermal-balance model, while gravity sets the escape velocity that decides whether the dust you kick up comes back as ore or is lost to space.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS⇄ 3D version

The 3D original drives its scene from generic "activity / atmosphere / lighting" sliders with no real environmental model behind them. This 2D companion builds the genuine mechanic its title promises instead: a Stefan–Boltzmann plus pressure-scaled convective thermal balance that can actually overheat the drill, and a gravity-derived escape velocity that decides whether ejected regolith falls back as ore or is lost to space.

⚙ Under the hood

Lumped thermal-balance ODE (radiative + convective cooling) for drill temperature, cosine-law solar power, and gravity-derived escape velocity (v_esc = √(2gR)) governing ejecta fate.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install