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This is an atypical world, largely frozen, the high gravity and size allow it to maintain a thick atmosphere that traps a considerable amount of heat from the planet's core. Still extremely active geologically, tectonic shifts and volcanic eruptions create a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, and various hydrocarbons. The planet is too far from Gamma Obeko to support life, the surface temperature is approximately -205 C, though there is a layer of liquid water about 20 km below the surface. Bioluminescent bacteria, algae, and other single celled organisms have developed there in a rare but diverse ecosystem under the ice where the planet's geothermal heat keeps the water liquid. This underground sea is highly rich in dissolved gasses such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. | This is an atypical world, largely frozen, the high gravity and size allow it to maintain a thick atmosphere that traps a considerable amount of heat from the planet's core. Still extremely active geologically, tectonic shifts and volcanic eruptions create a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, and various hydrocarbons. The planet is too far from Gamma Obeko to support life, the surface temperature is approximately -205 C, though there is a layer of liquid water about 20 km below the surface. Bioluminescent bacteria, algae, and other single celled organisms have developed there in a rare but diverse ecosystem under the ice where the planet's geothermal heat keeps the water liquid. This underground sea is highly rich in dissolved gasses such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. | ||
In 2387, the subsurface water was explored by members of the STV Diamond Knight, the life-sustaining region is only 200-400 meters deep but lies under 82% of the planet's surface. It was discovered that this is an entirely unique development for a world over twice the distance from the star as would normally be required for life to evolve. More complex life was also found on the floor of the subsurface cavern in the form of crustacean and mollusks, as well as a fast-growing form of algae which had glue-like properties and was able to rapidly grow on new surfaces. | |||
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| Type: | K7V Orange Main Sequence |
| Radius: | 5.53 x 105 km (0.79 of Sol) |
| Mass: | 1.09 x 1030 kg (0.55 of Sol) |
| Temperature: | 3800 K |
| Luminosity: | 4.54 x 1025 W (0.12 of Sol) |
| Ecosphere: | Between 0.604 and 1.543 AU |
| Location: | Xenoda Sector 1.8 ly from the Epsilon Tatva Sector |
A 4 planet system with 3 asteroid belts, making the system rich in a wide variety of minerals. Having been surveyed via long range sensors in 2382, the STV Diamond Knight (TOV-1092) began a detailed survey of the system in 2387 in connection with Operation Flintlock.
Asteroid Belt Alpha
A dense asteroid belt orbiting at an average of 4.29 x 107 km or 0.29 AU's from the Gamma Obeko star. It has a mean depth of 4,000 km and is incredibly dense. Numerous ores exist in high quantities within the belt, consisting mostly of iron, nickel, aluminum, and iridium with trace amounts of rare Earth metals.
Gamma Obeko Prime
| Class: | E4 |
| Distance: | 6.78 x 107 km (0.45 AU) |
| Period: | 149.6 Days |
| Radius: | 7,800.09 km (1.22 times Earth) |
| Gravity: | 1.35 G |
This planet is highly geologically active and sits within the system's hot zone. The large size and gravity allow it to hold onto a thick atmosphere composed mostly of hydrogen compounds with a core of silicone, iron, magnesium, and aluminum. The planet is too hot to support any kind of life. Volcanic activity and a partially molten crust combine with the distance from the star to make the surface temperature extremely high.
Asteroid Belt Beta
Orbiting at an average of 1.03 x 108 or 0.69 AU's from the Gamma Obeko star, it has a mean depth of 3,800 km and is moderately dense. This belt has a similar composition to the Alpha belt but more rare Earth metals, particularly cerium and scandium. The abundance of rare Earth metals makes the belt somewhat radioactive.
Gamma Obeko 2
| Class: | B |
| Distance: | 1.04 AU |
| Period: | 1.44 Years |
| Radius: | 2,152.47 km (0.34 of Earth) |
| Gravity: | 0.3 G |
This is a typical Class B world with a thin atmosphere of helium, sodium, and oxygen though the highest concentration is helium. Very high surface temperatures maintained by heavy geological activity and tectonic instability. Volcanic activity is very high, the core is composed of iron, potassium, and silicon.
Asteroid Belt Gamma
Orbiting at a distance of 1.93 AU's from the Gamma Obeko star, this belt has a mean depth of 5,500 km and is much less dense than either of the two other belts in the system. This belt consists mostly of nickel, titanium, gold, copper, and iridium ores with trace amounts of gold, silver, and lithium.
Gamma Obeko 3
| Class: | V |
| Distance: | 3.54 AU |
| Period: | 8.98 Years |
| Radius: | 11,245.65 km (1.77 times Earth) |
| Gravity: | 1.77 G |
This is an atypical world, largely frozen, the high gravity and size allow it to maintain a thick atmosphere that traps a considerable amount of heat from the planet's core. Still extremely active geologically, tectonic shifts and volcanic eruptions create a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, and various hydrocarbons. The planet is too far from Gamma Obeko to support life, the surface temperature is approximately -205 C, though there is a layer of liquid water about 20 km below the surface. Bioluminescent bacteria, algae, and other single celled organisms have developed there in a rare but diverse ecosystem under the ice where the planet's geothermal heat keeps the water liquid. This underground sea is highly rich in dissolved gasses such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen.
In 2387, the subsurface water was explored by members of the STV Diamond Knight, the life-sustaining region is only 200-400 meters deep but lies under 82% of the planet's surface. It was discovered that this is an entirely unique development for a world over twice the distance from the star as would normally be required for life to evolve. More complex life was also found on the floor of the subsurface cavern in the form of crustacean and mollusks, as well as a fast-growing form of algae which had glue-like properties and was able to rapidly grow on new surfaces.
Gamma Obeko 4
| Class: | P |
| Distance: | 6.63 AU |
| Period: | 23.02 Years |
| Radius: | 7,266.9 km (1.14 times Earth) |
| Gravity: | 0.43 G |
This world has a relatively small core composed of silicon, magnesium, and ice with trace amounts of iron. Its size has allowed to to retain a thin atmosphere of nitrogen, argon, and oxygen. The low density of the planet has caused it to have a much lower than average gravity making it a cold and ice covered world with a very thin atmosphere. The surface ice is covered in vast seats of liquid methane.