Goldilocks zone

English

Etymology

So called because, like the third of the three bowls of porridge in the fairy tale Goldilocks, it is neither too hot nor too cold, but just right.

Noun

Goldilocks zone (plural Goldilocks zones)

1. Synonym of habitable zone
   • 2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43:

     This plot may be a map of another type of Goldilocks zone for habitable ocean worlds—one base on composition.

Coordinate terms

• Venus zone

Related terms

• Goldilocks planet
• Goldilocks principle

Translations

habitable zone — see habitable zone