Waves as planetary habitability indicator

A planet’s surface-wave regime (height, period, breaking behavior) encodes atmosphere density, gravity, liquid viscosity and depth; modelling those waves (as PlanetWaves does) turns wave behavior into a checkable proxy for the presence and properties of surface liquids. That proxy can inform mission planning (landing, sampling, engineering hazards) and become a vivid hook in public debates about exoplanet characterization and commercial space activities. — If validated, wave‑based diagnostics offer a new, tangible observable for assessing surface liquids and risks on moons and exoplanets and feed both science priorities and space‑tourism narratives.