Ameros (world)

Ameros/Ameros (Core 2008)
Milieu 0	A310122-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 1 Low (50) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
Classic Era (1116)	B310542-D Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (600 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	5

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Ameros is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Ameros Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
• During the Long Night this world was known as Khekaa.

Description (Planetology)

In 1051, the famous financial/banking megacorporation Hortalez et Cie underwrote one of the most ambitious terraforming projects to date in the Imperium on the world of Ameros.

The goal of the pilot project is to completely transform the surface of Ameros from a barren airless rock into a world with a thin atmosphere and a 10% hydrosphere in less than 100 years. If successful, the project will pave the way for comfortable colonization of otherwise inhospitable moons and planets.

The progress on Ameros so far has been disappointing: its atmosphere is only up to a trace level from its original vacuum state and its hydrosphere has been increased to a mere 2%, all of which is currently in the form of ice. Hortalez et Cie has expressed some concern over the discouraging progress; the research team on the world has assured the banking firm that the project is actually closer to being on track than it appears. They contend the last 25% of a terraforming period is when the most dramatic results appear.

Ameros has two stars in the star system.

Ameros
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
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Ameros
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.09	2630 - 2680	0.00022
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0012	0.02 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

A non-industrial world in the Ameros Subsector of the Core Sector.

Description (Planetology)

In 1051, the famous financial/banking megacorporation Hortalez et Cie underwrote one of the most ambitious terraforming projects to date in the Imperium on the world of Ameros.

The goal of the pilot project is to completely transform the surface of Ameros from a barren airless rock into a world with a thin atmosphere and a 10% hydrosphere in less than 100 years. If successful, the project will pave the way for comfortable colonization of otherwise inhospitable moons and planets.

The progress on Ameros so far has been disappointing: its atmosphere is only up to a trace level from its original vacuum state and its hydrosphere has been increased to a mere 2%, all of which is currently in the form of ice. Hortalez et Cie has expressed some concern over the discouraging progress; the research team on the world has assured the banking firm that the project is actually closer to being on track than it appears. They contend that the last 25% of a terraforming period is when the most dramatic results appear.

World Starport (St)

Ameros has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 8
• T4 First Survey