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Illustration done for my bachelor project about the planet TRAPPIST-1e. Please note that it is still a work in progress, hence the somewhat rough quality.
Being tidally locked, one side of TRAPPIST-1e is in constant sunlight. There, air is heated up, causing it to rise and spread over the planet in the upper atmosphere. Reaching the dark side of the planet, the air cools down and sinks to the ground where it rushes back to the low pressure area on the light side. This results in constant winds rushing over the surface of the planet.
Both animals and plants would have to adapt to this, some utilizing it to their benefit. An example for this would be the large kite-trees that have developed an airfoil-like photosynthetic crown that carries them above other plants so that they only need a small area to grow.
Small animals would need a sprawling gait for better stability but they could also use the wind for quick transportation over large distances. Apart from the glider pictured above, some animals could also evolve sail-like appendages to drift across the waters.

© by me

Description
Illustration done for my bachelor project about the planet TRAPPIST-1e. Please note that it is still a work in progress, hence the somewhat rough quality.
Being tidally locked, one side of TRAPPIST-1e is in constant sunlight. There, air is heated up, causing it to rise and spread over the planet in the upper atmosphere. Reaching the dark side of the planet, the air cools down and sinks to the ground where it rushes back to the low pressure area on the light side. This results in constant winds rushing over the surface of the planet.
Both animals and plants would have to adapt to this, some utilizing it to their benefit. An example for this would be the large kite-trees that have developed an airfoil-like photosynthetic crown that carries them above other plants so that they only need a small area to grow.
Small animals would need a sprawling gait for better stability but they could also use the wind for quick transportation over large distances. Apart from the glider pictured above, some animals could also evolve sail-like appendages to drift across the waters.

© by me