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A spherical shell around most stars or [[star system]]s, containing numerous small bodies of cometary material. | A spherical shell around most stars or [[star system]]s, containing numerous small bodies of cometary material. | ||
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| + | A typical Oort cloud is about 0.5 to 1 light year from its primary and has an aggregate mass about that of Earth; density is thus extremely low. | ||
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| + | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
The Oort cloud is named after its discoverer, Terran astronomer Jan Oort. | The Oort cloud is named after its discoverer, Terran astronomer Jan Oort. | ||
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=== Cometary Colliions === | === Cometary Colliions === | ||
Bodies in the Oort cloud are occasionally perturbed by collisions or by the influence of nearby stars into orbits which pass near the star; these form the visible comets. | Bodies in the Oort cloud are occasionally perturbed by collisions or by the influence of nearby stars into orbits which pass near the star; these form the visible comets. | ||
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== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 27 January 2016
A spherical shell around most stars or star systems, containing numerous small bodies of cometary material.
Description (Specifications)
A typical Oort cloud is about 0.5 to 1 light year from its primary and has an aggregate mass about that of Earth; density is thus extremely low.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Oort cloud is named after its discoverer, Terran astronomer Jan Oort.
Cometary Bodies
The main constituents of cometary bodies are ice and dust ("dirty snowballs").
Cometary Colliions
Bodies in the Oort cloud are occasionally perturbed by collisions or by the influence of nearby stars into orbits which pass near the star; these form the visible comets.
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.
- Classic Traveller Beltstrike
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science