Marosan (world)

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Marosan/Plutting (Astron 1414)
Classic Era (1116)
X78A000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary G5 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 0

Marosan is a barren water world with no overt population, government, or law level.

  • Its surface is 90% or more covered in an ocean of water.
  • Any inhabitants of this world would need to live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
  • This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
  • It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Plutting Subsector of Astron Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Marosan has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a yellow main sequence.
Marosan has a solitary primary star.
Primary
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.98 5600 - 5660 0.93173
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0091 0.0801 0.91 - 1.63 0.91 9.1
Orbit #  *  * 3 3 7
Remarks

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zone's warmer inner H+ region
  • It receives higher levels of stellar energy.

Chart Orbit HZ+ Region Detailed.png

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Marosan is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Marosan has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Marosan has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

  • the vast oceans are storm-wracked and turbulent.

Water World Ocean 01b.jpg

Satellites:[edit]

Marosan retains two close, small, trace atmosphere moons.

  • The worlds orbit once every few weeks.

Alien Moon 19a-2.jpg

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

Blank World Map Watery.png
(Placeholder chart, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant, diverse aquatic native life filling every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg

The system is a remote wilderness. Many of the planets and moons within it may never have had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are untapped.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Marosan does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Marosan possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Marosan has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Marosan has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 7 (moderate)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Marosan is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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