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tHE CORTEN SYSTEM: OVERVIEW |
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The
Corten system is one of the seven Pholi colony worlds within established
federation space. This systems structure is quite typical, with a few
inner rocky planets followed outwards with a precession of gas giants.
One world has apparently indigenous life, and the Pholi occupying that
world are the only oddity, another planet is in the process of being
terraformed. The Corten system is also steeped in history, being the
site of several federation contacts, for this reason Corten is regarded
as the capital system in federation heritage. Table
below lists main stars, then planets and belts in increasing orbital
radius. Sun: Name:
Methis Class:
G1 V Luminosity:
1.14x sol Radius:
1.03x sol Surface
temperature: 5940K Rotational
period: 19 days Summary:
Typical bright G type star Planet: Name:
Jarad Mean
orbital radius: 52m km Rotational
period 104days Planetary
diameter: 5100 km Year
length: 71.65 days Average
temp: illuminated side, 710K Atmosphere:
Effectively none, trace captured solar flux Density:
5.16g/cm^3 Surface
g: 3.67m/s/s Axial
inclination: 5° Magnetic
field: trace, but stable Moons:
No large moons but some captured debris from belt, none of these objects
remain long in orbit Summary:
Airless mercury like planet Belt: Name:
Methis’ crown Extent:
orbits between 56m km, and 71m km Density:
extremely rich, most bodies lie in a band between 61m km, and 70m km Object
size distribution:
~5500 objects 50km+
~700 objects 150km+
~60 objects 300km+
9 objects above 600km Composition:
most objects share the same rich heavy-element make up, all bodies are,
with no major exceptions, metallaceous. Summary:
Though this belt is astounding rich in material, the federation has not
set up any ship foundries, or has started any large-scale extraction
operations. This is done out of reverence of the Pholi living in system,
though they have raised no objections. The belt remains in the same
condition as when the Trenoc first discovered it. The only objects
introduced into the belt are the various solar monitoring platforms, and
sensor arrays that are deployed throughout all federation systems. Planet: Name:
Corten Mean
orbital radius: 165m km Rotational
period 25.25 hours Planetary
diameter: 12320 km Year
length: 421.40 days Average
temp: 285K Atmosphere:
Pressure:
0.94 bar Composition:
77% nitrogen
20% oxygen
1% other, mostly water vapour, carbon dioxide Summary:
Breathable to all federation races Density:
5.60 Surface
g: 9.64m/s/s Axial
inclination: 28.2° Magnetic
field: Moderate, fluctuating across long time scales, but stable. Moons:
One major moon, no rings or debris fields. Name:
Dararen Mean
orbital radius: 210000km Diameter:
2800km Orbital
period: 11.57 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
3.63 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 1.42m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 4° Magnetic
field: Trace, though to be an ancient imprint onto the satellites rocks,
and not a currently generated field. Summary:
Life bearing planet, more information on surface conditions Planet: Name:
Maenor Mean
orbital radius: 188m km Rotational
period 24.01 hours Planetary
diameter: 9900 km Year
length: 421.40 days Average
temp: ~K (terraforming project, projected final temperature at 285K) Atmosphere:
Varying, as terraforming project
Original atmosphere Pressure:
~0.4 bar Composition:
91% nitrogen
1% oxygen
6% carbon dioxide
3% other, mostly water vapour, argon, krypton Summary:
Atmosphere was originally thin and inhospitable, though would have not
ruled our indigenous life, though no life had been found before
terraforming. Projected
final atmosphere Pressure:
0.80 bar Composition:
76% nitrogen
20% oxygen
2% other, mostly water vapour, carbon dioxide Summary:
Breathable to all federation races after a period of acclimatization. Density:
5.60 Surface
g: 9.64m/s/s Axial
inclination: 28.2° Magnetic
field: Moderate, fluctuating across long time scales, but stable. Moons:
No moons, and no ring systems. Summary:
Life bearing planet, more information on surface conditions Planet: Name:
Musa Mean
orbital radius: 750m km Rotational
period 19.23 hours Planetary
diameter: 139000 km Year
length: 11.12 years Average
temp: 120K Atmosphere:
Gas giant, atmosphere extensive Density:
1.29g/cm^3 Surface
g: 25.1m/s/s Axial
inclination: 3.2° Magnetic
field: strong Moons:
Planet has seven major moons, and many more minor satellites below 50km Name:
Aryx Mean
orbital radius: 219000km Diameter:
190km Orbital
period: 16.25 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
2.74 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.07m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 0° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Molino Mean
orbital radius: 420000km Diameter:
270km Orbital
period: 1.79 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
3.01 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.14m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 0° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Lorona Mean
orbital radius: 721000km Diameter:
2900km Orbital
period: 4.04 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
3.34 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 1.35m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 18° Magnetic
field: slight Name:
Lilcala Mean
orbital radius: 801000km Diameter:
3600km Orbital
period: 4.78 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
2.17 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 1.09m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 19° Magnetic
field: slight Name:
Rialgo Mean
orbital radius: 893000km Diameter:
3900km Orbital
period: 5.58 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
3.01 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 1.64m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 21° Magnetic
field: slight Name:
Fariesi Mean
orbital radius: 1121000km Diameter:
2700km Orbital
period: 7.85 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.96 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 1.74m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 12° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Lhorea Mean
orbital radius: 3221000km Diameter:
1960km Orbital
period: 38.21 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.44 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.39m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 11° Magnetic
field: none Summary:
A typical gas giant with a large family of moons. Most of these
satellites are icy, the larger ones have silicate cores. Tidal effects
have not generated large icy seas under their surfaces but have created
a salty conductive fluid, which generates the faint magnetic fields. Planet: Name:
Lacryx Mean
orbital radius: 1900m km Rotational
period 27.1 hours Planetary
diameter: 104000 km Year
length: 45.07 years Average
temp: 100K Atmosphere:
Gas giant, atmosphere extensive Density:
1.32g/cm^3 Surface
g: 19.17m/s/s Axial
inclination: 1.9° Magnetic
field: strong extensive Moons:
there are ten major moons, and a few minor ring systems, these are
tended by small ring shepherds (generally below 50 km apart from Cadat) Name:
Astranten Mean
orbital radius: 139000km Diameter:
210km Orbital
period: 12.56 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.74 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.05m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 1° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Suean Mean
orbital radius: 150000km Diameter:
190km Orbital
period: 14.08 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.24 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.03m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 1° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Pheann Mean
orbital radius: 420000km Diameter:
230km Orbital
period: 2.74 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.15 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.04m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 1° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Cadat Mean
orbital radius: 501000km Diameter:
240km Orbital
period: 3.58 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.21 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.04m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 1° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Koopa Mean
orbital radius: 673000km Diameter:
700km Orbital
period: 5.57 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.74 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.17m/s/s Orbital
inclination:13° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Alcan Mean
orbital radius: 684000km Diameter:
330km Orbital
period: 5.71 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.51 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.07m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 13° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Avros Mean
orbital radius: 989000km Diameter:
1250km Orbital
period: 9.93 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.98 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.35m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 15° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Astua Mean
orbital radius: 1511000 km Diameter:
1760km Orbital
period: 18.75 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
2.14 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.56 m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 19° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Colass Mean
orbital radius: 3121000km Diameter:
1430km Orbital
period: 55.67 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.31 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.26m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 15° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Geranten Mean
orbital radius: 8312000km Diameter:
1190km Orbital
period: 241.95 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.41 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.23m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 31° Magnetic
field: none Summary:
Like Musa a large family of icy moons, there are similar tidal effects
but the produced magnetic field on large close moons is essentially
nothing, though the measured subsurface conductivity is similar to some
of Musa’s satellites. The planet also has some minor ring systems,
though none of these are easily visible, they lie outwards in narrow
bands from 531000km to 61000km where the next series of moons begins to
destabilize the ring system. Planet: Name:
Ekwei Mean
orbital radius: 2850m km Rotational
period 13.8 hours Planetary
diameter: 45000 km Year
length: 82.88 years Average
temp: 50K Atmosphere:
Gas giant, atmosphere extensive Density:
1.63g/cm^3 Surface
g: 10.24m/s/s Axial
inclination: 12.2° Magnetic
field: strong Moons:
There are nine significant satellites. Name:
Mazen Mean
orbital radius: 61000km Diameter:
150km Orbital
period: 11.54hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.70 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.04m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 3° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Manaken Mean
orbital radius: 73000km Diameter:
170km Orbital
period: 15.11hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.24 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.02m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 3° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Militen Mean
orbital radius: 79000km Diameter:
110km Orbital
period: 17.01 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.24 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.02 m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 2° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Asanen Mean
orbital radius: 132000km Diameter:
350km Orbital
period: 1.53 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.76 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.32m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 24° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Chiren Mean
orbital radius: 201000km Diameter:
1760km Orbital
period: 2.87 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.30 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.32m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 22° Magnetic
field: trace Name:
Kalikens Mean
orbital radius: 221000km Diameter:
570km Orbital
period: 3.32 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.40 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.11m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 22° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Asens Mean
orbital radius: 621000km Diameter:
240km Orbital
period: 15.62 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.71 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.06m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 35° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Carens Mean
orbital radius: 720000km Diameter:
1800km Orbital
period: 19.50 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.82 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.46m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 38° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Relission Mean
orbital radius: 2374000km Diameter:
2100km Orbital
period: 116.77 days Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.14 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.33m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 5° Magnetic
field: none Summary:
Like the other gas giants in the system Eekwei has a family of moons,
and like Musa it has no ring systems, the two highly inclined moons are
retrograde and thought to have been captured from the systems Oort
cloud, though the densities of these satellites make the unusual. Planet: Name:
Laros Mean
orbital radius: 5100m km Rotational
period 15.4 hours Planetary
diameter: 53000 km Year
length: 198.25 years Average
temp: 40K Atmosphere:
Gas giant, atmosphere extensive Density:
1.23g/cm^3 Surface
g: 9.08m/s/s Axial
inclination: 16° Magnetic
field: strong Moons:
in addition to the moons Laros also has several minor ring systems
between 61000km to 74900km and another more significant system between
75100-123000km, with many minor shepherd satellites interspaced
between the narrow bands. Name:
Hothsa Mean
orbital radius: 50000km Diameter:
210km Orbital
period: 7.7 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.70 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.05m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 2° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Hothsanen Mean
orbital radius: 59000km Diameter:
140km Orbital
period: 9.88 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.40 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.03m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 2° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Martusen Mean
orbital radius: 75000km Diameter:
710km Orbital
period: 14.17 hrs Atmosphere:
none Density:
1.34 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.13m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 2° Magnetic
field: none Name:
Gasatra Mean
orbital radius: 241000km Diameter:
3200km Orbital
period: 3.40 days Atmosphere:
Pressure:
0.5 Bar Composition
50% nitrogen
45% Methane
5% mostly ethane and other carbon volatiles Density:
1.96 g/cm^3 Surface
g: 0.88m/s/s Orbital
inclination: 5° Magnetic
field: none Summary:
Laros is the final planet in the series of the Corten system, most of
its bodies seem to have formed out of the captured ice that surrounded
the planet in its creation. Gasatra is an unusual moon, which draws
parallels with Saturn’s Titan, though at a much lower temperature, the
nitrogen seems to cycle between gaseous and liquid states, which is
driven both from insolation from Methis, and also cryo-volcanism of the
moons core which is tidally effected by Laros. Extra
notes on the Corten system
There
are very few large roaming asteroids out of the system’s main asteroid
belt, there a few icy Trojans to Ekwei, and Laros, and Musa has small
trojan groups, but neither contain objects greater than 50km. |
