Benson (world)

Benson/Rusco (Old Expanses 2605)
Classic Era (1116)	C2016B6-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 6 Moderate (7 million) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Benson is an icy, non-agricultural and nonindustrial vacuum world, whose surface is ice-capped and with nearly all of its water frozen and warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Rusco Subsector of Old Expanses Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Benson has two stars in the star system.

Benson
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks		None
Benson
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks		None

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Benson, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 7: Hiver (named but no further data)
• Periodical: Classic Traveller FASA High Passage Magazine
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 12
• TNE Path of Tears
• Traveller: The New Era Main Rulebook
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science