Asteroid Belt World
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An Asteroid Belt World is a belt, which is the primary world or mainworld in the system. It is a producer of raw materials and semi-finished goods, especially ores, metals, and minerals.
- A belt, which is not the mainworld, is called a Planetoid Belt.
- It is a Main World (MW) designation.
- It is a Planet or world type.
Description (Specifications)
Asteroid Belt: A series of small fragments (size less than 1) orbiting a star and considered a mainworld. When inhabited, they are called worldlets.
Planetary Characteristics
| Type | Code | Size | Atm | Hyd | Pop | Gov | Law | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteroid Belt World | As | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Asteroid. Part of belt. MW. Not counted in PBG |
| Planetoid Belt | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Planetoid. Part of belt. Non-MW. Counted in PBG |
| Vacuum World | Va | 123456789 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Vacuum. Asteroid or planetoid belt. Usually Co or Fr. |
Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate
| TC | Inner (-) | HZ-2 | HZ-1 | HZ | HZ+1 | HZ+2 | Outer (+) | Remote & Far Systems | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Unlikely | Belt | Belt | Unlikely | Belt | Belt | Unlikely | Possible | A belt as a Main World. |
| Va | Unlikely | Likely | Likely | Possible | Likely | Likely | Unlikely | Possible | A world without an atmosphere. |
History & Background (Dossier)
Asteroid belts are prime locations for the mining of resources, and specialized deep space miners called belters are known to dwell and work in within these locations.
Asteroids vs. Planetoids!
Asteroid and Planetoid Belts: The terms asteroid and planetoid are effectively synonymous; they mean small or minor planets. Each term refers to a belt of many similar small planets in orbit around the central star.
- For the purposes of differentiation, the term asteroid refers to such a belt when it is the main world of a system. The term planetoid belt refers to such a group of minor planets when another belt or world is the main world in a system.
- Asteroid and planetoid belts typically hold between 1,000 and 10,000 asteroids or planetoids each. [1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), TBD.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Scouts (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- External Link: Beowolf's Libary Data Website (defunct)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Scouts (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 39.