Merganser (world)
| Merganser/Vega (Solomani Rim 1919) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A944786-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M3 V M3 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merganser is an agricultural world with the potential to become an industrial power.
- As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
- As a preindustrial world, this planet cannot yet manufacture enough high-technology resources to support a modern, star-faring society. Having to import many manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
- It is a member of the Vegan Autonomous District, a cultural region and full member state of the Third Imperium in the Vega Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
- It is located on the Rim Main.
- A little over 90% of the population is composed of humans and other non-human sophonts.
- A little under 10% of the population is composed of Vegans.
Description (Planetology)
Merganser is a marginally habitable planet that possesses unusually accessible surface deposits of industrial metals. .
Binary Solar System
Merganser Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Merganser M3 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0017 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.17 1.7 Orbit # * * 0 0 4 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Merganser M3 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0017 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.17 1.7 Orbit # * * 0 0 4
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
1919 Merganser (Vegan Autonomous Region)
Starport: Class V.
Diameter: 8,900 miles (14,200 km). Gravity: 1.32g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen (Tainted).
Hydrographics: 16%.
Climate: Hot.
Population: 73 million.
Government: Meritocracy.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 5.
History & Background (Dossier)
Merganser, formerly known as Khuraaga (Anglic: Khuraaga), is an agricultural world located on the Rim Main within Vega Subsector of the Solomani Rim. The system is a member of the Vegan Autonomous Region.
Merganser is important for its resources, but is very inhospitable for Vegans: its high gravity makes it especially uncomfortable for Vegans and the world has a significant human population. Human contract labor can earn very good wages during the typical three-year contract on Merganser
References & Contributors (Sources)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com