Enceladus
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Enceladus, Saturn II | |
INFORMATION | |
Quadrant: |
Alpha |
Star System: |
Sol |
Affiliations: |
United Federation of Planets, Outer Worlds Commonwealth, Bright Thinktank |
Natives: |
Enceladese, Brights (Human) |
ASTROMETRIC DATA | |
Star Type(s): |
G:V (yellow main-sequence star) |
Estimated Age: |
4.6 Billion Years |
Number of Planets: |
9 |
Orbital Period (Days): |
1,682 standard days |
Classification: |
Class F (methanated ice with a silicate-carbon volatile core) |
Number of Satellites: |
none; Enceladus is the second moon of Saturn |
PLANETOLOGICAL DATA | |
Atmosphere Type: |
none; trace ionized hydrocarbons and water |
Atmosphere Pressure: |
none; base ocean pressures are similar to 50 times Earth's sea level. Earth Seal Level PSI is 14.6. Enceladus' ocean pressure begins at 735 PSI. |
Mean Temperature: |
cold but with superheated pockets approaching boiling |
Hydrosphere: |
ice with pockets of methanated water interior |
Dominant Terrain: |
ice, methanated, often slushy water pockets, craters, hydrothermal vent striations, young ice plains |
Gravity: |
0.11g (Earth=1) |
Day/Night Cycle (Hours): |
artificial: follows a 24-hour standard Federation day |
LIFE DATA | |
Stage of Life Evolution: |
primordial multicellular life similar to abyssal plains worms, arctic corals and sea vent arthropods |
Sentient Population: |
32,000; approximately 8,000 live in Eilat Hub with the rest in Eilat Anchorage. |
Capital: |
Eilat Hub Station |
END OF BRIEFING | |
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