Difference between revisions of "Magnetic Compass"

From Traveller Wiki - Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far future
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Fix TNE Core book ludography citiations)
Line 16: Line 16:
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
[[Category: Sensor Equipment]]
 
{{LE}}
 
{{LE}}

Revision as of 12:35, 3 October 2018

Magnetic compass
Type Survival gear
Tech Level TL–2
Cost Cr10
Size 0.1liter
Weight 0.1kg

Indicates direction of local magnetic north, if the world has magnetic poles. Most habitable worlds have magnetic fields to deflect solar radiation. May be influenced and give false readings in the vicinity of large masses of iron. Sophisticated models (100Cr) may be used for coarse surveying or navigation tasks. Compasses are usually tailored to the needs of a particular world, since alignment of magnetic pole with geographical pole varies with each world.

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.