Meridian (Sp 0102) (world)

Meridian/Naav (Spica 0102)
Classic Era (1116)	E550887-5 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 8 Moderate (00 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 7 Moderate Law (no firearms) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M3 V
Planetoid Belts	3
Gas Giants	5

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Meridian (Sp 0102) is a poor, moderate population desert world with no free-standing water and a population over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in size.

• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Naav Subsector of Spica Sector.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Meridian is a monostellar system with 8 planets, 2 planetary belts and 37 major satellites.

Meridian (Sp 0102) has a solitary primary star.

Meridian (Sp 0102)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

System Data

Orbit		Distance	UWP	Notes
A		---	---	M3 V
A: 1		0.1957 AU	E550887-5	Main World
	A: 1-1	32583 km	HS00000-0
A: 2		0.4152 AU	Y000000-0
A: 3		0.5578 AU	---	Large Gas Giant
	A: 3-1	244800 km	0R000000-0
	A: 3-2	1360000 km	YS00000-0
	A: 3-3	1360000 km	HS00000-0
	A: 3-4	2140800 km	HS00000-0
	A: 3-5	2918400 km	HS00000-0
	A: 3-6	4480000 km	YS00000-0
	A: 3-7	4480000 km	Y100000-0
	A: 3-8	4870400 km	Y100000-0
	A: 3-9	5260800 km	YS00000-0
	A: 3-10	9552000 km	Y100000-0
A: 4		0.7004 AU	Y6A4000-0
A: 5		0.7781 AU	---	Medium Gas Giant
	A: 5-1	211200 km	0R000000-0
	A: 5-2	256000 km	YS00000-0
	A: 5-3	682667 km	Y314000-0
	A: 5-4	1002667 km	Y100000-0
	A: 5-5	2090667 km	Y100000-0
	A: 5-6	5952000 km	Y2A4000-0
	A: 5-7	6272000 km	Y2A2000-0
	A: 5-8	6592000 km	YS00000-0
A: 6		0.8948 AU	---	Large Gas Giant
	A: 6-1	1433600 km	YS00000-0
	A: 6-2	1702400 km	YS00000-0
	A: 6-3	1971200 km	YS00000-0
	A: 6-4	4838400 km	Y6A4000-0
	A: 6-5	5913600 km	YS00000-0
	A: 6-6	5913600 km	YS00000-0
	A: 6-7	12812800 km	YS00000-0
A: 7		1.1524 AU	Y9D9000-0
A: 8		1.5153 AU	Y000000-0
A: 9		2.0008 AU	---	Large Gas Giant
	A: 9-1	211200 km	0R000000-0
	A: 9-2	1536000 km	YS00000-0
	A: 9-3	1536000 km	YS00000-0
	A: 9-4	2389333 km	Y100000-0
	A: 9-5	2816000 km	Y100000-0
	A: 9-6	3242667 km	YS00000-0
	A: 9-7	3669333 km	HS00000-0
	A: 9-8	9770667 km	HS00000-0
	A: 9-9	20992000 km	YS00000-0
A: 10		2.4155 AU	---	Medium Gas Giant
	A: 10-1	232320 km	0R000000-0
	A: 10-2	1344640 km	HS00000-0
	A: 10-3	2407680 km	YS00000-0
	A: 10-4	2762027 km	Y501000-0
	A: 10-5	3116373 km	Y100000-0
	A: 10-6	10344107 km	YS00000-0
A: 11		3.2752 AU	Y000000-0

Mainworld Data

Meridian is the first planet around the star with an orbital period of 98 days. The world is tidally locked to its star.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

Meridian does not have native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport (Sp)

This world has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Population (P)

This world has a population of 100,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

World Government

This world is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

World Law Level (L)

This world has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

Category	Subcategory	Level
Common	High	5
	Low	5
Comfort	Energy	5
	Computers/Robotics	6
	Communications	6
	Medical	6
	Environment	5
Transportation	Land	6
	Sea	3
	Air	5
	Space	5
Military	Personal	6
	Heavy	6
Novelty		B

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 38.
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