Saturn (world)

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Saturn
Saturn/Sol (Solomani Rim 1827)
Classic Era (1115)
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See also UWP
System Details
Primary G2 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 4
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Saturn is a barren fluid hellworld with oceans of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, or hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids.

  • This world has no overt population, government, or law level.
  • Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
  • This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
  • This world has a research station engaged in the scientific pursuit of knowledge.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sol Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description / Astrography & Planetology[edit]

Saturn is a large gas giant in the Terran system in Sol Subsector of the Solomani Rim.


Monostellar System[edit]

Saturn Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Sol

G2 V

 Primary Main Sequence 1 5100 - 5900 1
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0093 0.08294 0.8 - 1.3 0.93 9.3
Orbit #  *  * 3 3 7

System Data[edit]

The primary of the Terra system is Sol, an ordinary yellow main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 1 Sol, a mass of 1 Sol, and a diameter of 1.391 million km. Sol retains a family of four inner rocky worlds, a stony planetoid belt, four outer gas giant worlds, and an outer ring of icy worldlets and debris:

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Terra / Luna
  4. Mars
  5. Asteroid Belt
  6. Jupiter
  7. Saturn
  8. Uranus
  9. Neptune
  10. Pluto / Kuiper Belt
  • Saturn is known for its beautiful ring system as well as several research bases on its frozen moons.

Mainworld Data[edit]

Enceladus
Rhea
Titan

Saturn has 10 major satellites: Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Phoebe.

  • Enceladus, a satellite (moon) of Saturn, is home to the Huygens Astrophysical Outpost, which engages in classified work.
  • Rhea, a satellite (moon) of Saturn, contains the underground Cassini base, currently used by the Scout Service but with spaceport facilities dating back to First Interstellar War. Rhea has a station that controls traffic in the outer system.
  • Titan, a satellite (moon) of Saturn, is the largest and most exotic of Saturn’s moons, the second largest in the solar system.
    • It has a dense nitrogen atmosphere, lakes of liquid hydrocarbons and a surface temperature of -179°C.

Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background / Dossier[edit]

No information currently available.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility[edit]

Only the mainworld of a system possesses an officially appointed or landed Imperial Noble.

  • The landed nobles of this system are located at the mainworld on Terra.

World Starport[edit]

None.

World Technology Level[edit]

None.

World Government[edit]

None.

World Military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy[edit]

No information yet available.

Trade Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Demographics[edit]

No information yet available.

World Culture[edit]

No information yet available.

Historical Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

No information yet available.

Image Repository[edit]

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