Habitable Zone
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A Habitable Zone, Life Zone, or "Goldilocks Zone" is a planetological term for the area of stellar system space in which the right conditions for conventional sophont life is thought to be most favorable.
- Imperial scientists often use the shorthand abbreviation HZ or Hz to indicate this term.
- Some also call it the green band.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
In practice, this zone tends to be a few planets out from the main star of a system, in which the conditions for liquid water, temperate weather, and other necessary conditions for conventional life can arise.
- Too far out, and liquid water no longer exists, meaning that only cryomorphs, or extreme cold species can survive.
- Too far in, and only thermomorphs, or extreme heat-loving species can survive.
- And of course, there are hundreds of other factors also involved.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The idea of a Habitable Zone was independently developed by many different major and minor race sophont species.
- However, the one thing that most of these Charted Space species hold in common is that they are conventional carbon-based lifeforms. Their idea of habitability differs greatly from exotic or unconventional lifeforms such as Jovionoids.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
This article was copied or excerpted from the following copyrighted sources and used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author.
- GURPS Traveller: First In
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science