Jupiter (world)
Jupiter/Sol (Solomani Rim 1827) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | LGG
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | G2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 4 |
Jupiter is a barren fluid hellworld with oceans of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, or hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids.
- This world has no overt population, government, or law level.
- Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
- This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sol Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
- It is a gas giant with many moons.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
Jupiter is a large gas giant in the Terran system in Sol Subsector of the Solomani Rim.
- It is the largest planet in the system.
- It has four major satellites (known as the Gallilean Moons, named after an ancient Terran astronomer): Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Monostellar System
Jupiter Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Jupiter G2 V
Primary Main Sequence 1 5720 - 5770 1 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0047 0.0829 0.95 - 1.68 0.47 4.7 Orbit # * * 4 1 6 Remarks Sol
System Data
Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, was once a major Terran colony but abandoned early in the Rule of Man period.
- Ganymede also houses the Zeus Institute, a branch of the University of Terra devoted to gas giant studies.
The moon Callisto contained the Byahnn Research Facility, a major Confederation military laboratory deep beneath its ice.
- The base was captured intact in a Marine Commando raid during the Invasion of Terra and is now operated by Naval Intelligence.
- Callisto is also an Imperial Navy fighter and system defense boat base.
Mainworld Data
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography & Topography
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms
No information yet available.
History & Background / Dossier
During the early stages of the Solomani Rim War, fierce battles were fought in Jupiter's upper atmosphere and dark rings between Imperial ships and Solomani Confederation system defense boats.
Imperial High / Landed Nobility
Only the mainworld of a system possesses an officially appointed or landed Imperial Noble.
World Starport
Jupiter has a Class F Spaceport, a good quality secondary installation for handing expected in-system traffic. It can supply amenities like brokerage services for passengers and cargo and refined fuel. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Spaceports usually consist of a Downport.
World Technology Level
Jupiter possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-3.
World Government
Jupiter has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
No information yet available.
Trade Data
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World Demographics
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World Culture
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Historical Data
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World Timeline
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UWP Listing
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Classic Traveller Signal GK (book)
- Citation Missing - Solomani (Alien Module) (Alien Module 6: Solomani)
- John Harshman. The Solomani Rim (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), TBD. (Supplement 10)
- Citation Missing - Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dotmap provided)
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 13 in Article: "The Trouble With Kids"
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 10 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1996), TBD.
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 11 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1996), TBD.
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 12 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1997), TBD.
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 13
- Citation Missing - GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire (GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire: The Solomani Rim Sourcebook) (world data only)
- GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com