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An asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc in a system occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.  
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A [[Planetoid Belt World]] is an asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc in a [[system]] occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.  
 
* Not a Not a [[Main World]].
 
* Not a Not a [[Main World]].
 
* [[Planet]] or [[world]] type.
 
* [[Planet]] or [[world]] type.
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== Description / Specifications ==
 
== Description / Specifications ==
 
No information yet available.  
 
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! Remarks
 
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| [[Asteroid Belt World]]
 
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=== Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate ===
 
=== Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ World Placement by Zone ([[IISS]] Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
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|+ (← [[starward]]) [[Habitable Zone]] / [[HZ]]] ([[staraway]] →)
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! [[Trade Classification|TC]]
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! [[Inner World|Inner (-)]]
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! HZ-2
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! HZ-1
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! [[Habitable Zone|HZ]]
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! HZ+1
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! HZ+2
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! [[Outer World|Outer (+)]]
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! [[Remote System|Remote]] & [[Far System]]s
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! Remarks
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| Belt
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| Belt
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| A [[Asteroid Belt World|belt]] as a [[Main World]].
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| Va
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| A world without an [[atmosphere]].
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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=== Asteroids vs. Planetoids! ===
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''[[Asteroid Belt|Asteroid]] and [[Planetoid Belt]]s:'' The terms [[asteroid]] and [[planetoid]] are effectively synonymous; they mean small or minor planets. Each term refers to a belt of many similar small planets in orbit around the central [[star]].
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* For the purposes of differentiation, the term [[asteroid]] refers to such a belt when it is the [[main world]] of a [[system]]. The term [[planetoid belt]] refers to such a group of minor planets when another belt or world is the [[main world]] in a [[system]].
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* Asteroid and planetoid belts typically hold between 1,000 and 10,000 [[asteroid]]s or [[planetoid]]s each. {{Page cite|name= Scouts |page= 39 |version=Classic Traveller}}
  
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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== See also ==
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
 
== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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|S1= {{CT}} [[Book 3]] Worlds & Adventures
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|S2= {{CT}} [[Book 6]] [[Scouts (book)|Scouts]]
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Scouts|page=}}  
 
|S3= [[T5: Core rules]]
 
|S3= [[T5: Core rules]]
 
|S4= External Link: [http://www.mega-traveller.com/beowulf/ Beowolf's Libary Data Website]
 
|S4= External Link: [http://www.mega-traveller.com/beowulf/ Beowolf's Libary Data Website]

Revision as of 00:38, 19 August 2020

A Planetoid Belt World is an asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc in a system occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.

Description / Specifications

No information yet available.

Planetary Characteristics

No information yet available.

TC Vacuum World Series (Inhospitable) (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
Type Code Size Atm Hyd Pop Gov Law Remarks
Asteroid Belt World As 0 0 0 -- -- -- Asteroid. Part of belt. MW.
Planetoid Belt None 0 0 0 -- -- -- Planetoid. Part of belt. Non-MW.
Vacuum World Va 123456789 0 -- -- -- -- Vacuum. Asteroid or planetoid belt. Usually Co or Fr.

Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate

No information yet available.

World Placement by Zone (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491) (← starward) Habitable Zone / HZ] (staraway →)
TC Inner (-) HZ-2 HZ-1 HZ HZ+1 HZ+2 Outer (+) Remote & Far Systems Remarks
As Unlikely Belt Belt Unlikely Belt Belt Unlikely Possible A belt as a Main World.
Va Unlikely Likely Likely Possible Likely Likely Unlikely Possible A world without an atmosphere.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Asteroids vs. Planetoids!

Asteroid and Planetoid Belts: The terms asteroid and planetoid are effectively synonymous; they mean small or minor planets. Each term refers to a belt of many similar small planets in orbit around the central star.

See also

Universal world profile

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