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Description
A scene on a desert planet with its face tidally locked towards its sun - the bright yellow star in the picture.

On the dayside, there is an area where the sun is highest in the sky and the most intense sunlight pours down. Hot dry air continually streams to the cooler night side of the planet from that region. Intermediate areas may parallel the climates of certain times of day - the sun in a low position in the sky will not heat its region as much. Here, it can be more tolerable and even habitable.

Description
A scene on a desert planet with its face tidally locked towards its sun - the bright yellow star in the picture.

On the dayside, there is an area where the sun is highest in the sky and the most intense sunlight pours down. Hot dry air continually streams to the cooler night side of the planet from that region. Intermediate areas may parallel the climates of certain times of day - the sun in a low position in the sky will not heat its region as much. Here, it can be more tolerable and even habitable.