Merganser (world)

Merganser/Vega (Solomani Rim 1919)
Classic Era (1116)	A944786-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M3 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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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. .

Merganser has two stars in the star system.

Merganser
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks
Merganser
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

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

World Starport (Sp)

Merganser has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim