Polyphemus (world)
| Polyphemus/Capella (Solomani Rim 1537) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interstellar Wars | E310000-0
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| Classic Era (1116) | A558AA9-E
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M1 V M3 V M0 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polyphemus is a high-population world located within Capella Subsector of the Solomani Rim. The system is part of the Near Boötes Cluster and a member of the Solomani Confederation.
Polyphemus is a freak among worlds. Long ago, it became tide-locked to its red-dwarf primary, its volatile compounds freezing out on the night side. Quite recently, however (in the last million years or so) some cataclysmic event restarted the planet's rotation with respect to its primary. How this happened is not yet known, although it's clear that there was a massive release of energy. Most of the planet's surface rocks show signs of melting, and the planet's core is much warmer than would be expected for such a small world.
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
1537 Polyphemus (Solomani)
Starport: Class V.
Diameter: 3,400 miles (5,400 km). Gravity: 0.38g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 80%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 20 billion.
Government: Dictatorship.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 6.
- Solomani (Alien Module)
- Survival Margin
- GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
- GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com
Non-Canon
Polyphemus (Solomani Rim 1537) is a prosperous, science-oriented world and is the home of the Polypheman Scientific Academy, a university specializing in robotics and xenosciences, as well as one of the few Hiver embassies in human space.
Polyphemus is the homeworld of High Councilor Kathleen Ryan-Cox, minister of science and technology.