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'''Homeworld''' | '''Homeworld''' | ||
Alpha Centauri IV (Velestus) is one of thirteen planets orbiting the binary stars Alpha Centauri A, a | Alpha Centauri IV (Velestus) is one of thirteen planets orbiting the binary stars Alpha Centauri A, a yellow dwarf (it is Sol's "twin", though it is a little more massive thus a little more luminous) and Alpha Centauri B, an orange dwarf. The first two planets are F class with only orbital scientific stations. Alpha Centauri III and IV are the two planets that have large colonies. Planets V through X are class V gas giants varying in size. Several of their moons are home to starbases and small colonies. A lot of free traders have scouted Alpha Centauri XII for valuable ores among the distant meteorites and comets. | ||
Alpha Centauri IV's most distinguishing celestial feature is its series of rings. It has two small moons, Nykos and Tharon, which are home to mining colonies. The planet's atmosphere is an oxygen-nitrogen mix with pressure close to Earth normal. Eighty percent of the planet is covered with water making it not M-class but Class-N. There are hundreds of small islands scattered across the surface. The average temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Widely varying solar radiation levels, tectonic stress and other problems beset the Centauri homeworld driving the Centaurans to develop terraforming technology early in their history. Their scientists believe that, over ten million years ago, a third moon orbiting the planet was ripped apart by tidal forces as it descended too close to the planet, producing a rare ring system around the inner planet. | Alpha Centauri IV's most distinguishing celestial feature is its series of rings. It has two small moons, Nykos and Tharon, which are home to mining colonies. The planet's atmosphere is an oxygen-nitrogen mix with pressure close to Earth normal. Eighty percent of the planet is covered with water making it not M-class but Class-N. There are hundreds of small islands scattered across the surface. The average temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Widely varying solar radiation levels, tectonic stress and other problems beset the Centauri homeworld driving the Centaurans to develop terraforming technology early in their history. Their scientists believe that, over ten million years ago, a third moon orbiting the planet was ripped apart by tidal forces as it descended too close to the planet, producing a rare ring system around the inner planet. | ||