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| − | A [[Heliosphere]] is a bubble-like region of space dominated by | + | A [[Heliosphere]] is a bubble-like region of space dominated by one or more [[star]]s. |
| + | * It extends far beyond the orbit of the outermost [[planet]] of a [[system]]. | ||
| + | * It extents well past the [[Kuiper Belt]] and into the [[Oort Cloud]]s. | ||
| + | * Some call this hypothetical boundary the [[Hill Sphere]]. | ||
== Description / Specifications == | == Description / Specifications == | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 22 March 2019
A Heliosphere is a bubble-like region of space dominated by one or more stars.
- It extends far beyond the orbit of the outermost planet of a system.
- It extents well past the Kuiper Belt and into the Oort Clouds.
- Some call this hypothetical boundary the Hill Sphere.
Description / Specifications
Plasma "blown" out from the star, known as the solar wind, creates and maintains this bubble against the outside pressure of the interstellar medium, the hydrogen and helium gas that permeates the Galaxy.
The solar wind is extremely important to vessels employing Solar Sails.
History & Background / Dossier
The Heliosphere represents the symbolic domain of an astrographic hex as designated by the IISS.
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.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 400, 709.
- 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