&COMMONLY USED TERMS

Objectives

All true planets are recorded (cut-off between asteroid and planet ~1500km, give or take according to circumstances and composition), though other factors including spin rate (high in asteroids), and regularity (planets are predominantly spherical) are important determinants on smaller bodies

All major satellites around planets recorded

All major asteroid belts (densities above value 1, [sol's asteroid belt has value ~3])

All major ring systems

Extra material covering interesting aspects of documented worlds, such as indigenous life, climate, and surface features.

Terms

The term ‘significant satellite’, means any orbiting body above 100km, objects below this may well not be accounted for, especially around jovians.

Jovian is a colloquial term for gas giant, though this term does not distinguish the type of gas giant.

Terrestrial is a colloquial given to rocky planets

Asteroid colonies will be distinguished into one of two groups, the first as an orbiting body around a planet, or secondarily as a traveling (powered flight), or sun orbiting body.

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