Kesur (world)

Kesur/Stane (Astron 0137)
Classic Era (1116)	X959000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M0 V D
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Kesur is a barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

• This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Stane Subsector of Astron Sector.

• It is a main world which is a satellite of either a gas giant or another world.
• This is a frozen world, with a climate of extremely low temperatures.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Kesur Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Kesur M0 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0027	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.27	2.7
	Orbit #	*	*	2	0	5
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Kesur DM	Secondary	White Dwarf		1.11	2700 - 2700	0
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00006	0.00045	0 - 0.01	0.006	0.06
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	*
	Remarks
	None

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x4 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Kesur is a satellite of a gas giant.
500 px.

Mainworld Size (S)

Kesur is a Big World between 13,600km and 15,200km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 1G and 1.3G. The horizon will appear about 5.4km away. Vessels with only 1G of thrust should avoid landing on this world.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Kesur 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)

Kesur has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

• Kesur's oceans are kept liquid by heat generated by intense tidal stresses caused by the gas giant.
• Much of the surface of the world is covered by glaciers, ice sheets, gigantic icebergs, and floating pack ice.

Satellites:

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

Abundant, diverse native life filling every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

• Native life is evolved to survive in extremely low temperature environments.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport (St)

Kesur does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

Facilities

None.

World Technology Level (T)

Kesur possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

• The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Kesur has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military

None.

World Law (L)

Kesur has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy

• Resources: B (abundant)
• Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)

Kesur is unpopulated.

Urbanization

None.

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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.

• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (Sector named, dot map provided locating world).
• Author & contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data) / Geir Lanesskog (refinement of data).
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS