Ganymede

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Ganymede, Sol Vc, Jupiter III
INFORMATION
Quadrant:

Alpha

Star System:

Sol

Affiliations:

United Federation of Planets, Jovian Colonies

Natives:

Ganymedeans (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):

4,344 days

Number of Satellites:

none

PLANETOLOGICAL DATA
Atmosphere Type:

None; Vaccuum

Atmosphere Pressure:

None; Vaccuum

Mean Temperature:

Cryonic Vaccuum

Hydrosphere:

Saturated (as ice)

Dominant Terrain:

Ice and rock plains, canyons, glaciers

LIFE DATA
Stage of Life Evolution:

None

Sentient Population:

410,000

Capital:

Wilde

END OF BRIEFING

At a Glance

Ganymede, named after a boy of unsurpassed beauty who enraptured the Greek god Zeus, is the largest satellite in the Sol star system. Ganymede itself is larger than the planet Mercury, though quite a bit less dense. Ganymede is the seat of power for both the Jovian Colonies and the Outer Worlds Commonwealth. It is the third moon of the gas giant Jupiter, standing outside the worst of Jupiter's magnetosphere and radiation effects. Despite that, Ganymedean settlements are frequently sub-regolith "warren colonies", dug into Ganymede's rock and ice. Only the occasional reinforced dome or sky vent give a view of their massive parent planet.

Terrain

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