Mesiter (world)

Mesiter/Lordan (Divide 2202)
Classic Era (1116)	?212???-? Starport ? Error in Starport Decode Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population ? Error in Population Decode Government ? Error in Government Decode Law ? Error in Law Decode Tech Level ? Error in Tech Decode
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Mesiter is an icy, non-agricultural world, whose surface is ice-capped and with nearly all of its water frozen.

• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• It is a main world which is a satellite of either a gas giant or another world.
• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Lordan Subsector of Divide Sector.

Astrography and Planetology

This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.

• It forms a part of the Glitterdrift Reach.

Monostellar System

Mesiter Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Mesiter M1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5

System Data

Mesiter System

The primary is an unnamed ordinary red main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.0334 Sols, a mass of 0.4574 Sols, and a diameter of 711,000 km. (I) an exotic atmosphere radworld orbits within the habitable zone. (II) Chepon, a ringed large gas giant: (IIc) Mesiter is its third moon and is designated the mainworld, (III) a large gas giant, (IV-I) a small gas giant, and (IV-II) a small ice giant form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.

(II) Chepon

(II) Chepon is a ringed large gas giant that orbits the primary at a mean distance of 0.41 AU (61.3 million km), within the H+ region of the outer system, and has an orbital period of 141 days 19 hours. It has a diameter of 116,000 km and an atmosphere consisting of 90% hydrogen (H₂), 10% helium (He), and less than 1% methane (CH₄), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH₃), water vapor (H₂O) and other trace gases. It is a banded brown-tan color. A pair of huge red-brown storms, with diameters in excess of 30,000 km, lie on the equator of the world. It retains a family of four major satellites.

Satellites

Chepon retains a narrow dark ring system and four major satellites:

(IIr) Ring System (UWP YR00000-0, extending to 1 Diameter/115,000 km)

(IIa) Salut (UWP ?200???-?, orbiting at 4 Diameters/465,000 km)

(IIb) Lem (UWP ?4A1???-?, orbiting at 5 Diameters/580,000 km)

(IIc) Mesiter (designated the mainworld, orbiting at 10 Diameters/1.15 million km)

(IId) Varan (UWP ?100???-?, orbiting at 13 Diameters/1.51 million km)

Mainworld Data

(IIc) Mesiter

(IIc) Mesiter is the third of the four major moons of (II) Chepon and is designated the mainworld. It orbits its parent world at a mean distance of 10 diameters (1.15 million km), with an orbital period of 101 days 9 hours: it is tidally locked to Chepon. The axial tilt is 0 degrees relative to Chepon. Mesiter has a diameter of 2,848 km, a density of 4.36 g/cm³ and a surface gravity of 0.18 G. Tidal stresses generated by the gravitational pull of Chepon cause regular geological activity. The atmosphere is rated as Trace, with a mean surface pressure of 0.008 bar and a composition of 95% nitrogen (N₂), 4% carbon dioxide (CO₂), and 1% argon (Ar), ammonia (NH₃), methane (CH₄), water vapor (H₂O) and other trace gases. Around 18% of the surface is covered in sheets of water-ice. Mean surface temperature: -65°C.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

Total surface area: 25.5 million km², Land surface area: 20.9 million km², Ice surface area: 4.6 million km².

Native Lifeforms

Mesiter System

The warm exotic atmosphere radworld lying in orbital position (I) (within the habitable zone) has extensive, bizarre native life, consisting of complex radiation-tolerant organisms that thrive in the harsh conditions. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

No other world in the Mesiter system is known to have native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Mesiter system has been studied by the Local Astrographical Survey Project, a part of the Astronomy Department of the University of Selasia.

World starport

Mesiter has no listed Starport data.

World technology level

Mesiter has no listed Technology Level data.

World government

Mesiter has no listed Government data.

World military

No information yet available.

World economy

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Trade data

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World demographics

Mesiter has no listed Population data.

World culture

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Historical data

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World timeline

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UWP listing

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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