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[[Paraterraforming]] was a [[Terran]] colonization technique used to settle inhospitable vacuum worlds. | [[Paraterraforming]] was a [[Terran]] colonization technique used to settle inhospitable vacuum worlds. | ||
* Some call such terraformed worlds "[[Tent World]]s". | * Some call such terraformed worlds "[[Tent World]]s". | ||
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | ''Paraterraforming'' involved covering the entire surface of a small barren moon or large planetoid with a | + | '''Paraterraforming''' involved covering the entire surface of a small barren moon or large planetoid with a pressurized habitat. |
* These worlds then served as the capital of a self-sustaining system-wide industrial civilization. | * These worlds then served as the capital of a self-sustaining system-wide industrial civilization. | ||
* Oxygen, water, nitrogen and other volatiles were mined from lunar regolith, frozen asteroids and gas giant moons. | * Oxygen, water, nitrogen and other volatiles were mined from lunar regolith, frozen asteroids and gas giant moons. | ||
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The technique was first pioneered prior to the invention of the [[jump drive]], when Terrans colonized the less-promising bodies of their own [[solar system]]. | The technique was first pioneered prior to the invention of the [[jump drive]], when Terrans colonized the less-promising bodies of their own [[solar system]]. | ||
* Paraterraforming was significantly refined in [[Alpha Crucis Sector]] during the late [[Terran Confederation]] period, and was designed to sate Terra's desire to expand its population to other worlds. | * Paraterraforming was significantly refined in [[Alpha Crucis Sector]] during the late [[Terran Confederation]] period, and was designed to sate Terra's desire to expand its population to other worlds. | ||
| + | * The [[Selenite]]s are associated with paraterraformed worlds. | ||
| + | * The [[Tentrassi]], so named for their association with Tent Worlds, are also beneficiaries of the practice. | ||
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | == [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | ||
| − | These worlds are most commonly found within the: | + | These worlds are most commonly found within the following regions: |
| − | * [[Solomani Sphere]] | + | * [[Solomani Sphere]] (Terran heritage, including [[Selenite]]) |
| + | * [[Zarushagar Sector]] ([[Tentrassi]] worlds) | ||
=== World Listing: 1105 === | === World Listing: 1105 === | ||
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|S1= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani]] | |S1= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani]] | ||
| − | |S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | + | |S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani Front|page=228}} |
| − | | | + | |S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] |
| + | |S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
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[[Category: Terraforming]] | [[Category: Terraforming]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Guidebook to Alpha Crucis Sector]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:34, 13 August 2025
Paraterraforming was a Terran colonization technique used to settle inhospitable vacuum worlds.
- Some call such terraformed worlds "Tent Worlds".
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Paraterraforming involved covering the entire surface of a small barren moon or large planetoid with a pressurized habitat.
- These worlds then served as the capital of a self-sustaining system-wide industrial civilization.
- Oxygen, water, nitrogen and other volatiles were mined from lunar regolith, frozen asteroids and gas giant moons.
- Individual domed habitats were gradually built as population expanded and finally linked into a single world-city with a living area comparable to a larger terrestrial planet.
- Fusion reactors provided heat and light.
- Giant greenhouses and fish farms fed the growing population.
- When the domed habitats covered enough of the small moon or planetoid they were often roofed over and given an atmosphere, using a transparent membrane supported by air pressure and pillars.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The technique was first pioneered prior to the invention of the jump drive, when Terrans colonized the less-promising bodies of their own solar system.
- Paraterraforming was significantly refined in Alpha Crucis Sector during the late Terran Confederation period, and was designed to sate Terra's desire to expand its population to other worlds.
- The Selenites are associated with paraterraformed worlds.
- The Tentrassi, so named for their association with Tent Worlds, are also beneficiaries of the practice.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
These worlds are most commonly found within the following regions:
- Solomani Sphere (Terran heritage, including Selenite)
- Zarushagar Sector (Tentrassi worlds)
World Listing: 1105[edit]
The following systems and worlds are known locations of Paraterraforming projects:
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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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.
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
- Martin Dougherty. Solomani Front (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 228.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science