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(IVa) Kaa Hakh is the only major [[satellite|moon]] of (IV) Saak Ka and is designated the [[mainworld]]. It orbits its parent world at a mean distance of 20 diameters (200,000 km), with an orbital period of 9 days 22 hours: it is [[tidally locked]] to Saak Ka. The axial tilt is 4 degrees relative to Saak Ka. Kaa Hakh has a diameter of 3,238 km, a density of 3.05 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.14 G. Tidal stresses generated by the gravitational pull of Saak Ka cause frequent geological activity. The atmosphere is rated as [[Trace atmosphere|Trace]], with a mean surface pressure of 0.06 bar and a composition of 98% nitrogen (N<sub><small>2</small></sub>), 1% methane (CH<sub><small>4</small></sub>), and 1% argon (Ar), azane (NH<sub><small>3</small></sub>), carbon dioxide (CO<sub><small>2</small></sub>), neon (Ne) and other trace gases. Around 22% of the surface is covered in sheets of water ice and methane ice. Mean surface temperature: -203°C. The [[Fringian_Variant_System_Description#Planetary_Climate|climate]] is rated as Frigid and is static, with no seasonal changes during the local year. The atmosphere is ethereal and weak weather systems driven by the star ghost across the globe.
 
(IVa) Kaa Hakh is the only major [[satellite|moon]] of (IV) Saak Ka and is designated the [[mainworld]]. It orbits its parent world at a mean distance of 20 diameters (200,000 km), with an orbital period of 9 days 22 hours: it is [[tidally locked]] to Saak Ka. The axial tilt is 4 degrees relative to Saak Ka. Kaa Hakh has a diameter of 3,238 km, a density of 3.05 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.14 G. Tidal stresses generated by the gravitational pull of Saak Ka cause frequent geological activity. The atmosphere is rated as [[Trace atmosphere|Trace]], with a mean surface pressure of 0.06 bar and a composition of 98% nitrogen (N<sub><small>2</small></sub>), 1% methane (CH<sub><small>4</small></sub>), and 1% argon (Ar), azane (NH<sub><small>3</small></sub>), carbon dioxide (CO<sub><small>2</small></sub>), neon (Ne) and other trace gases. Around 22% of the surface is covered in sheets of water ice and methane ice. Mean surface temperature: -203°C. The [[Fringian_Variant_System_Description#Planetary_Climate|climate]] is rated as Frigid and is static, with no seasonal changes during the local year. The atmosphere is ethereal and weak weather systems driven by the star ghost across the globe.
  
==== Mainworld Geography and Topography ====
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==== Mainworld geography and topography ====
 
Total surface area: 33 million km², Land surface area: 26 million km², Ice crust surface area: 7 million km². The surface is heavily cratered, ridged, and made up of dust and pulverised rock built up over aeons. Geysers of liquid nitrogen, liquid water, nitrogen gas and other trace gases, principally methane and carbon dioxide, are ejected from the world's interior in geologically active areas. The slow-motion jets freeze as they are released but reach tens of thousands of meters in height before falling back to the surface in huge sparkling plumes. Large areas of the surface, particularly around active vents, are covered in a dense compacted crust of water ice and methane ice.
 
Total surface area: 33 million km², Land surface area: 26 million km², Ice crust surface area: 7 million km². The surface is heavily cratered, ridged, and made up of dust and pulverised rock built up over aeons. Geysers of liquid nitrogen, liquid water, nitrogen gas and other trace gases, principally methane and carbon dioxide, are ejected from the world's interior in geologically active areas. The slow-motion jets freeze as they are released but reach tens of thousands of meters in height before falling back to the surface in huge sparkling plumes. Large areas of the surface, particularly around active vents, are covered in a dense compacted crust of water ice and methane ice.
  
=== Native Lifeforms ===
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=== Native lifeforms ===
==== Tha'aash-Kaa Hakh System ====
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No world within the Kaa Hakh system is known to have native life.
No [[world]] in the [[system]] is known to have native life.
 
 
 
==== Kha'tak Subsystem ====
 
No native life is known to exist within the [[system|subsystem]].
 
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==

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