Difference between revisions of "Environment"

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* Biological factors: Does the environment support life?  
 
* Biological factors: Does the environment support life?  
 
* Chemical factors: Does the environment support a beneficial biochemistry?
 
* Chemical factors: Does the environment support a beneficial biochemistry?
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=== Biotic vs. Abiotic ===
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* Life-supporting environments are called ''biotic'' as in capable of supporting organic [[lifeform]]s.
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* Environments which do not support conventional life are known as ''abiotic'', or not capable of supporting organic [[lifeform]]s.
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==

Revision as of 13:52, 23 December 2016

The Environment are the factors associated with a specific location within the known universe usually a planet or world through the study of planetology.

  • Typically environments are associated with specific life-supporting factors on terrestrial worlds.

Description (Specifications)

These various factors include:

  • Physical factors: What is the surface of the world, if present, solids or liquids? Perhaps even gases?
  • Biological factors: Does the environment support life?
  • Chemical factors: Does the environment support a beneficial biochemistry?

Biotic vs. Abiotic

  • Life-supporting environments are called biotic as in capable of supporting organic lifeforms.
  • Environments which do not support conventional life are known as abiotic, or not capable of supporting organic lifeforms.

History & Background (Dossier)

The IISS typically classifies worlds with hostile environments as hellworlds.

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.