Thin Atmosphere

A Thin Atmosphere is a atmosphere with a standard oxygen/nitrogen mix, which is breathable without assistance.

Description (Specifications)

An atmosphere rated as Thin has a mean surface pressure ranging from 0.43 atm to 0.70 atm.

Surface Pressure & Water Properties

Surface Pressure & Water Properties

Surface pressure	Boiling point of water
0.43 atm	77.5°C
0.55 atm	84°C
0.7 atm	90°C

History & Background (Dossier)

At altitudes above 2,500 meters on Terra, the air pressure drops to around 0.70 that of sea level. This is equivalent to the IISS Scout Code atmosphere type of Thin. Sophonts who are not adapted to such conditions can suffer from altitude sickness, with headaches, nausea, extreme tiredness, breathlessness and body pain. Associated high blood pressure can cause complications for pregnant women.

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.

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• Marc Miller. Referee's Manual (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 22.
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• Terrance McInnes, Dave Nilsen. World Tamer's Handbook (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 11-17.
• Jon F. Zeigler. First In (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), 70,72.
• Paul Drye, Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Interstellar Wars (Steve Jackson Games, 2006), 125-6.
• Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
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• Paul Elliott. The Universal World Profile (Zozer Games, 2016), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science