Barzan II
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| Barzan, Barzan II | |
| INFORMATION | |
| Quadrant: |
Alpha |
| Star System: | |
| Affiliations: |
Independent; Barzanian Planetary Republic
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| Natives: | |
| ASTROMETRIC DATA | |
| Star Type(s): |
B:IV (Cool White Sub-Giant Main Sequence Star) |
| Estimated Age: |
4.7 Billion Years Old |
| Number of Planets: |
3 |
| Orbital Period (Days): |
5,211 standard days (roughly 14.3 Earth years) |
| Classification: |
Class T (Ozonous) |
| Number of Satellites: |
3: all are small bodies similar to Ceres- carbon compounds, selenides and water ice |
| PLANETOLOGICAL DATA | |
| Atmosphere Type: |
Toxic to Human Life; a high percentage of oxygen is elementally locked as ozone, with a potentially poisonous level of chlorates to non-Barzans |
| Atmosphere Pressure: |
Dense |
| Mean Temperature: |
Temperate |
| Hydrosphere: |
Average |
| Dominant Terrain: |
Karst caverns, low mountain ranges, cloud forests, moors, fenns, deep lacustric bodies |
| Gravity: |
1.18g (Earth=1.0) |
| Day/Night Cycle (Hours): |
Barzan has only moderate differences in day/night due to heavy cloud cover. It completes an orbit in 36 hours. |
| LIFE DATA | |
| Stage of Life Evolution: |
Unique, advanced multicellular life somewhat analogous to Earth's late Paleogene. |
| Sentient Population: |
9.1 Billion Barzans |
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At a Glance
Barzan is an anomaly within its own system. It is the sole rocky planet and it is between a hot, reducing Class J planet and a frigid Ice Giant. Barzan qualifies as a "Super-Earth" as it is almost 25% larger than Earth. However, because it lacks a substantially large nickel-iron core, its mass is less than a world of its size should be. It is also just outside of its system's "habitable zone." It is due to its dense ozone and low cloud albedo that makes the pleasant temperate. The planet has very little seasonal variation whatsoever. Languid winds from the planet's slow, steady rotation evenly distribute water and heat across the planet from pole to pole.
Barzan II was either a forced migration out of the habitable zone in the Archaean period, likely done by the Barzan I Jovian. Or it is an escaped moon from one of its neighbors. The planet has three asteroid-like moonlets, also poor in metals. The same process that migrated a Jovian into the hot zone of the system almost certainly destroyed orejected at least two planets- their theoretical composition was likely similar to Barzan II.
Terrain
If a Human could step out onto Barzan II unaided, it would feel pleasant, if somewhat humid and with near-stagnant air flow. Barzan is a dark world by Class M standards with its mean light levels similar to twilight on Earth. It's day/night cycle is 50% longer than Earth's. Supplementing this warm darkness is a great deal of floral and faunal bioluminescence. And the chlorated, ozonous atmosphere has a strong tendency for greens, aquas, teals, and the occasional cirrus cloud of reddish-brown. All of this gives Barzan II a distinctly alien feel to non-Barzan visitors. If a Human could scent Barzan without exposure to its toxicity, it has an odor similar to the chlorinated water of a swimming pool, mixed with a strong undertone of petrichor (the smell of the earth when it rains).