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| − | The system primary is Fless, an ordinary orange main sequence star. (I) Slimpick, a small gas giant, orbits in Fless's habitable zone; Merit is its largest satellite and is designated as the mainworld. (II, III) two rocky worlds with thin atmospheres, (IV) a large gas giant, (V, VI) two small rocky vacuum worlds, and (VII) a final rocky exotic atmosphere world form the outer system. Many of the worlds | + | The system primary is Fless, an ordinary orange main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.62 Sols, a mass of 0.554 Sols and a diameter of 783,000 km. (I) Slimpick, a small gas giant, orbits in Fless's habitable zone; (Ib) Merit is its largest satellite and is designated as the [[mainworld]]. (II, III) two rocky worlds with thin atmospheres, (IV) a large gas giant, (V, VI) two small rocky vacuum worlds, and (VII) a final rocky exotic atmosphere world form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain families of satellites. |
==== (I) Slimpick ==== | ==== (I) Slimpick ==== | ||
| − | (I) Slimpick is a small gas giant that orbits Fless at a mean distance of 0.2 AU and has an orbital period of 62 | + | (I) Slimpick is a small gas giant that orbits Fless at a mean distance of 0.2 AU (28.9 million km) and has an orbital period of 62 days 17 hours. It has a diameter of 48,000km and is a mottled pale green colour. It retains a family of two major satellites of which the outermost, (Ib) Merit, is designated the [[mainworld]]. |
| − | === (Ib Merit | + | === (Ib) Merit === |
| − | + | (Ib) Merit is the outer of the two major moons of Slimpick, orbiting its parent world at a mean distance of 55 diameters (2.64 million km), with an orbital period of 58 days 12 hours and a rotation period of 86.5 hours. It is designated as the [[mainworld]]. It has a diameter of 5009 km, a density of 5.61 g/cm³ and a surface gravity of 0.39 G. Tidal stresses caused by the gravitational pull of Slimpick cause seismic activity. It retains an atmosphere rated as Standard, with a surface pressure of 0.79 bar and a composition of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Around 21% of the surface is covered in lakes and seas of saline liquid water: average tidal ranges are around 0.5m. Mean surface temperature: 11°C. The atmosphere is relatively turbulent and large dust storms roll across the world. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles during the local year. | |
==== Mainworld geography and topography ==== | ==== Mainworld geography and topography ==== | ||
| − | + | Total surface area: 78 million km², Land surface area: 62 million km², Water surface area: 16 million km². | |
=== Native lifeforms === | === Native lifeforms === | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 21 November 2017
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| Merit/Abidal (Halcyon 2913) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | E362201-9
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | K6 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merit is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.
- This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Abidal Subsector of Halcyon Sector.
Astrography and Planetology
- This world lies within the Rissa Gateway region.
Monostellar System
Merit Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Merit K6 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.69 4100 - 4300 0.27288 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0031 0.0433 0.53 - 0.99 0.31 3.1 Orbit # * * 2 1 5
System data
The system primary is Fless, an ordinary orange main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.62 Sols, a mass of 0.554 Sols and a diameter of 783,000 km. (I) Slimpick, a small gas giant, orbits in Fless's habitable zone; (Ib) Merit is its largest satellite and is designated as the mainworld. (II, III) two rocky worlds with thin atmospheres, (IV) a large gas giant, (V, VI) two small rocky vacuum worlds, and (VII) a final rocky exotic atmosphere world form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain families of satellites.
(I) Slimpick
(I) Slimpick is a small gas giant that orbits Fless at a mean distance of 0.2 AU (28.9 million km) and has an orbital period of 62 days 17 hours. It has a diameter of 48,000km and is a mottled pale green colour. It retains a family of two major satellites of which the outermost, (Ib) Merit, is designated the mainworld.
(Ib) Merit
(Ib) Merit is the outer of the two major moons of Slimpick, orbiting its parent world at a mean distance of 55 diameters (2.64 million km), with an orbital period of 58 days 12 hours and a rotation period of 86.5 hours. It is designated as the mainworld. It has a diameter of 5009 km, a density of 5.61 g/cm³ and a surface gravity of 0.39 G. Tidal stresses caused by the gravitational pull of Slimpick cause seismic activity. It retains an atmosphere rated as Standard, with a surface pressure of 0.79 bar and a composition of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Around 21% of the surface is covered in lakes and seas of saline liquid water: average tidal ranges are around 0.5m. Mean surface temperature: 11°C. The atmosphere is relatively turbulent and large dust storms roll across the world. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles during the local year.
Mainworld geography and topography
Total surface area: 78 million km², Land surface area: 62 million km², Water surface area: 16 million km².
Native lifeforms
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
World starport
Merit has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.
World technology level
Merit possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
- Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
- Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
- Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
- FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.
World government
Merit has no central government for the world, an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.
World military
No information yet available.
World economy
- Resources: 8 (Moderate)
- Labor: 1 (Tens)
- Infrastructure: 1 (Extremely limited)
- Efficiency: +2 (Good)
Trade data
No information yet available.
World demographics
Population: 100
World culture
- Homogeneity: 1 (Monolithic)
- Acceptance: 1 (Extremely xenophobic)
- Strangeness: 5
- Symbols: A
Historical data
No information yet available.
World timeline
No information yet available.
UWP listing
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com