Post by Lis'te'ak on Sept 12, 2010 19:51:19 GMT -8
Name of Planet: Arctus Major
Mass: 2x the size of Earth
Distance from Nearest Star(Sun): 250,000,000 Miles from Binary star system of two stars around 2/3 the size of Earth's Sun.
Orbital Period (Earth Years): 624 Arctus Major days
Rotation Period (Earth Days): 47 Earth hours
Surface Temperature: Ranges from 15 C in the day to -4 C at night.
Atmospheric Composition: Primarily Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen.
Rings: None
Moons: None
Description: Arctus Major is a massive, nearly pure white orb that orbits in and through a virtually empty binary star solar system. There is only one other body in the system, this planet's near twin, Arctus Minor. Arctus Major is covered mostly by land. The water is sometimes hard to discern from the land because the bodies are frozen over most of the year. Only when they orbit closest to the twin stars does the ice melt into water, visible from space. The planet is largely a high plataeu and there are hundreds of mountain ranges that are taller than Mt. Everest. The water has pooled into massive lakes dotted around the planet and are close to 'sea level'.
Flora//Fauna: There are very few plant species on the planet. The ones that can survive the cold are very hearty and tend to be stunted trees that resemble pine, dense bushes, and large ferns. The animal life on this planet is equally hearty, the majority of which are carnivorous. Most are monstrously large beasts that make Earth's largest look like pets. There are some reports of Humanoid life on this planet but the findings are hazy, most excursion teams are either too frightened to go to the surface, or don't make it back.
Extra Notes: Gravity is 3 times that of Earth's. The 'twin' of this planet, Arctus Minor, at one point was nearly identical to Arctus Major. However, after a massive meteorite crash, an even more massive crater formed on the surface and filled the atmosphere with toxic gas, eliminating any life that might have been on it at that point. It orbits exactly opposite Arctus Major around the same Binary Star System.
Mass: 2x the size of Earth
Distance from Nearest Star(Sun): 250,000,000 Miles from Binary star system of two stars around 2/3 the size of Earth's Sun.
Orbital Period (Earth Years): 624 Arctus Major days
Rotation Period (Earth Days): 47 Earth hours
Surface Temperature: Ranges from 15 C in the day to -4 C at night.
Atmospheric Composition: Primarily Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen.
Rings: None
Moons: None
Description: Arctus Major is a massive, nearly pure white orb that orbits in and through a virtually empty binary star solar system. There is only one other body in the system, this planet's near twin, Arctus Minor. Arctus Major is covered mostly by land. The water is sometimes hard to discern from the land because the bodies are frozen over most of the year. Only when they orbit closest to the twin stars does the ice melt into water, visible from space. The planet is largely a high plataeu and there are hundreds of mountain ranges that are taller than Mt. Everest. The water has pooled into massive lakes dotted around the planet and are close to 'sea level'.
Flora//Fauna: There are very few plant species on the planet. The ones that can survive the cold are very hearty and tend to be stunted trees that resemble pine, dense bushes, and large ferns. The animal life on this planet is equally hearty, the majority of which are carnivorous. Most are monstrously large beasts that make Earth's largest look like pets. There are some reports of Humanoid life on this planet but the findings are hazy, most excursion teams are either too frightened to go to the surface, or don't make it back.
Extra Notes: Gravity is 3 times that of Earth's. The 'twin' of this planet, Arctus Minor, at one point was nearly identical to Arctus Major. However, after a massive meteorite crash, an even more massive crater formed on the surface and filled the atmosphere with toxic gas, eliminating any life that might have been on it at that point. It orbits exactly opposite Arctus Major around the same Binary Star System.