Twilight Zone World
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A Twilight Zone World or Ribbon World is tidally locked to a star with a temperate band at the Twilight Zone, plus a Hot region (hemisphere) facing the Primary and a Cold region (hemisphere) away from the Primary.
- Main World or non-MW trade classification.
- Planet or world type.
Description / Specifications
Ribbon worlds are tidally locked planets, aligned with a star, with one very hot side and one very cold side. Because of this, the habitable zones of these planets forms a thin ribbon around the equator.
Planetary Characteristics
No information yet available.
| Type | Code | Size | Atm | Hyd | Pop | Gov | Law | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locked World | Lk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Locked close satellite. |
| Twilight Zone World | Tz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Twilight Zone Orbit 0-1 |
| Satellite World | Sa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Satellite or moon. |
| Double World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Double-planet mainworld. |
| Doughnut World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Toroidal world. |
| Ellipsoid World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Egg-shaped world. |
| Mobile World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Mobile world, whether artificial or natural, with added engines. |
| Ring World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Artificial ring world. Megastructure. |
| Rogue World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Extrasystemic world. |
| Sphere World | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Dyson series worlds. Megastructure. |
Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate
No information yet available.
History & Background / Dossier
No information yet available.
Worlds & Sectors / Astrography
This type of world is found throughout Charted Space.
World Listing: 1105
The following systems and worlds are associated with this world type:
14 of 14 World articles in Twilight Zone World
Adrablsish • Anacreon • Asterope • Asterr Tyui • Caprice (SR 3035) • Dempukish • Derla • Ekhugush • Irashdaa • Liishuga • Loren (RD 2311) • Polyphemus • Suleiman • Ugarup •
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References & Contributors / Sources
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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.
- Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), .Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .
- Classic Traveller Book 6 Scouts
- T5: Core rules
- External Link: Beowolf's Libary Data Website (defunct)
- Author & Contributor: Morandir Armson
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science