Planet Classification

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Planets are classified according to their predominant properties. While there is, at times, overlap in some of the classifications the primary classification of a planet assists travelers through space in identifying the primary characteristics of a planet more easily.

Class A

Type: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Atmosphere: Sulfer Dioxide / Carbon Dioxide
Radius: Unknown
Surface: Rocky / Partially Molten
Composition: Igneous Silica / Basalt
Location: Any
Habitability: Unknown

These planets are generally young, rocky worlds that are rife with volcanic activity. This volcanic activity spews vast amounts of sulfur and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing a greenhouse effect that keeps temperatures relatively hot. Such worlds have tenuous and toxic atmospheres and are unsuitable to any kind of life.

When this extreme volcanic activity eventually ceases, the planet "dies" and becomes a Class C world.

Class A planets are common in the universe; Jupiter's moon Io is a prime example.

Class B

Type: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Atmosphere: Oxygen / Sodium / Hydrogen
Radius: Unknown
Surface: Barren / Molten in Places
Composition: Iron / Potassium / Silicon
Location: Hot Zone
Habitability: Unknown