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INTRODUCTION:LIES, damn lies and canonWhat you are about to read is one of the most heroic efforts I have ever seen to make sense of something patently ridiculous. This is a

work of exacting detail and you should be aware that once you start reading it, The Verse In Numbers will lead to calculators, graph

paper, protractors and other math amphetamines. You will spend endless hours on Wikipedia, astronomy and astrophysics referencesites, reviewing, confirming and contending with the information here to the point where it might even eclipse that Warcraft addiction

you've so carefully cultivated.

I say all this because I want to make sure you understand that the next 100 pages (no, really, 100 pages) represent the most

painstakingly-researched and thoughtful effort to make sense of a bunch of hooey that I've encountered, and I am speaking as

somewhat of an expert on hooey. J. Chris Bourdier is an insane genius and the most dedicated fan of any show/movie with whom it has

been my pleasure to work. And I humbly bow my head to his Awesomeness and the singular achievement that this document

represents.

Consider yourself warned.

And while were on the subject of thoroughness and the crazy lengths fans will go to make sense of something which doesn't, I feel it's

important to address the canonicity of this document, if for no other reason than to limit the number of e-mails I'll get if I don't.

What Chris has done here is take two-plus years ofeditorialresearch and applied real-world science to it. He did not get to choose the

facts of the Verse, he only got to try and make sense of them. The concept, architecture, and many of the specifics of the Verse came

from Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, and Jane Espenson, plus a host of very talented folks who worked on both Fireflyand Serenity. A lot of

it was on screen (even if it was only for a second) and much of it was part of the voluminous background materials which are generated

by any movie or TV show set in imaginary worlds.

And, while we're at it, let's not forget Geoffrey Mandel, SerenityGraphic Designer, who designed many of the maps you see on-screen

and who is the creator ofThe Official Map of the Verse, the development of which this document was originally drafted to support.

Beyond that, there is the Official Serenity Role- Playing Game, the Serenity comics from Dark Horse, and several other licensed

resources.

The gaps which remained were filled in by The Map of the Verse Brain Trust, following closely the model for planet naming established

by Joss.

What was produced was then reviewed, and ultimately approved by, Universal Studios.

So, what does that make The Map of the Verse? Canon? Extended Canon? Speculation?

Here's how I like to think about it it's as accurate as it's possible to be right now. Meaning to say, it's 100 percent accurate, until Joss

says it isn't. It's Joss' Verse, after all. We're just lucky that we were allowed to visit and bring home a few souvenirs.

Plus, while the Verse belongs to Joss, all of us Browncoats live in it. And you should know your way around your own neighborhood

better than anyone else. So if something here doesn't make sense to you, ignore it. If something doesn't fit your personal narrative of

the Verse, don't use it.

It's here for you, not the other way around.

Oh, the timeline was created to give context to the rest of the material (and as such, was added last). It's total and complete

speculation. Feel free to ignore it or use it as you see fit.

Andy Gore

Quantum Mechanix Inc.

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Note: This is a living document. There will be occasional updates as new planetary data is discovered or created, or aserrors are found and corrected. Each planet or significant body has its own page to make it easier for readers toincorporate changes and updates.

Revision History: Version 1.0 February 2009 Initial Release Version 1.1 March 2009 Added orbital periods to primary stars. Added the moon, Ita, to Whittier, updated

terraform and discovery charts, fixed grammar and punctuation errors.


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The Verse34Tauri(2020)

While the official discovery date for Uranus is March 13,1781 by William Herschel, the planet was observed in1690 by John Flamsteed, who thought that hed discovereda new star in the constellation of Taurus. He named the

star 34Tauri. Later observers realized that 34Tauri wasactually a planet, and the designation 34Tauri wasremoved from the record of discoveries.

In July of 2020, another new star was discovered in theconstellation of Taurus. The astronomer who discoveredthe star decided to reapply the designation, modified by theaddition of the year. The new star became 34Tauri(2020).The name of the discoverer was lost in the exodus fromEarth.

Further study showed that 34Tauri(2020) was actually asmall star cluster of five main sequence stars. Seven gasgiants large enough to be brown dwarfs and seven Jovian-

sized gas giants were also discovered in the cluster. Overthe next few decades, dozens of terrestrial planets wererevealed. A few of those showed the unmistakable signs of

oxygen, nitrogen and water. For the first time, near-Earthlike conditions were found to exist elsewhere in the universe.Moons, asteroids, and other smaller bodies were speculated to exist in the star cluster, as well, which by all accounts wassizing up to be its own miniverse. Or the Verse, as it was dubbed in the media when news of the discovery was revealed.

When the decision was made to abandon Earth, 34Tauri(2020) was chosen to be the exodus fleet's destination. Enginesystems capable of long periods of acceleration would propel the evacuation fleet to approximately 1/3 of light speed.Even then, the journey would take roughly 120 years to traverse the 40 light-year gap between Earth and 34Tauri(2020).

34Tauri(2020) The Verse in 2020 (names added by colonists upon arrival)

34Tauri(2020)A White Sun Class A0P/2020(White Sun)01 Qin Shi Huang brown dwarfP/2020(White Sun)02 Lux brown dwarf

34Tauri(2020)B Georgia Class G0P/2020(Georgia)01 Murphy brown dwarfP/2020(Georgia)02 Elphame gas giantP/2020(Georgia)03 Daedelus gas giant

34Tauri(2020)C Red Sun Class G5P/2020(Red Sun)01 Himinbjorg brown dwarfP/2020(Red Sun)02 Heinlein brown dwarf

34Tauri(2020)D Kalidasa Class F5P/2020(Kalidasa)01 Penglai brown dwarfP/2020(Kalidasa)02 Heaven gas giant

P/2020(Kalidasa)03 Zeus gas giantP/2020 (Kalidasa)04 Djinns Bane gas giant34Tauri(2020)E Blue Sun Class F0

P/2020(Blue Sun)01 Burnham brown dwarfP/2020(Blue Sun)02 Fury gas giantP/2020(Blue Sun)03 Dragons Egg gas giant


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2075 Latest projections show Earth unable to support more than 5 percent of current population within threedecades. GEA recommends a vast expansion of the Exodus Project and Alliance approves remaining

cities will be systematically dismantled to increase the size of the ark fleet tenfold. Pollution runs wild as

ark fleet is considered the only priority.

2090 Loading of ships begun with cargo, fuel, and stored genetic samples.

2094 Boarding of the ark ships begins. Over the last five decades, Earth population has dropped to around one

billion due to starvation, disease, toxic contamination and criminal activities. Reproductive rates havedropped to near zero. Most of the Earth's population now lives in squalor. Although most ark ships will not

depart until completely loaded (a process that takes years), survivors welcome the safe, sterile, climate-

controlled environments of the Ark ships after the horror Earth has become. A rich black market develops

that sells positions in the boarding lottery, falsified medical certificates and other items needed to gain

quicker access to the arks.

2095 The Alliance declares global martial law.

2097 First ark ships begin to depart. Priority is given to those ships populated with the ancestors of those whowill act as the terraforming and construction labor force upon arrival.

2100Loading of the ark ships is complete. Over a quarter billion people are contained in hundreds of shipsranging in size from a municipal stadium to a small city. Remaining planet-side population negligible

the death rate during the years loading took place rose to near-extinction levels. Those who remain are

either too ill to make the journey or are considered "undesirable" by the GEA.

2101 The final Ark ship leaves Earth orbit.

2110 All telemetry data from Earth ceases. It is assumed that remaining Earth population is 0.

2164 TO 2190

As the Exodus fleet approaches, higher resolution imaging of the Verse becomes possible. Observers

discover hundreds of planets and moons, many of which appear to be terraformable.2190 Last person in the fleet who was born on Earth dies.

2218 Last member of first star generation dies.

2200 Robot terraformers arrive and tweak P/2027(White Sun)03 and P/2027(White Sun)04, start terraformingP/2028(White Sun)13.

2220 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)03 Londinium complete.Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)04 Sihnon complete.

Arks arrive in the Verse; start terraforming other worlds, mostly core worlds.

2225 Colonization of Londinium and Sihnon complete.

2240 P/2028(White Sun)13 Bernadette ready for colonization.Terraforming of worlds in Georgia and Red Sun systems begun.

2251 Terraforming of P/2030(Red Sun)08 Harvest complete.

2253 Decision to use nano-compression technology to compress and ignite brown dwarfs.P/2020(Blue Sun)01 Burnham first brown dwarf to be helioformed due to distance from core systems.

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2255 Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)12 Liann Juin complete.

2256 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)06 Osiris complete.

2258 Helioform process improved to mostly stable levels, minor radiation bursts but within acceptable levels.P/2020(Red Sun)02 Heinlein helioformed.

2259 Heinlein stable. Heinleins satellites available for terraforming.

P/2020(Red Sun)01 Himinbjorg helioformed.

2260 Himinbjorg stable. Himinbjorgs satellites available for terraforming.P/2020(Georgia)01 Murphy helioformed. Helioform technology vastly improved, declared safe for brown

dwarfs inside inner solar systems.

2261 Murphy stable. Murphys satellites available for terraforming.P/2020(White Sun)02 Lux helioformed.

2262 Lux stable. Luxs satellites available for terraforming.

Radiation burst problem at Burnham resolved. S/2038(Burnham)01 Miranda available for terraforming.

2266 Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)07 Ariel complete.

Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)09 Valentine complete.

Terraforming of P/2027(White Sun)08 Bellerophon complete.

2270 P/2020(Kalidasa)01 Penglai helioformed.

Terraforming of P/2028(White Sun)11 Albion complete.

2271 Penglai stable, satellites available for terraforming.P/2020(White Sun)01 Qin Shi Huang, last brown dwarf to be helioformed, is ignited.

2273 Qin Shi Huang stable. S/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01 Santo available for terraforming.

2290 Comm Station Ring 1 asteroids terraforming complete. Cortex coverage expanded.

2305 Comm Station Ring 2 asteroids terraforming complete. Cortex coverage optimum for four inner systems,

considered mostly reliable in Blue Sun system.

Terraforming of S/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01 Santo complete.

2308 Terraforming of S/2040(Lux)02 Persephone complete except for S/2176(Persephone)01 Hades.Terraforming of S/2040(Lux)01 Pelorum complete.

2404 Terraforming of S/2037(Murphy)02 Shadow complete.

2407 Terraforming of S/2041(Murphy)03 Hera complete.

2417 Terraforming of S/2036(Heinlein)02 Silverhold complete.

2420 Titan Terraforming Project complete. The moons of gas giants P/2020(Kalidasa)02Heaven, P/2020(Kalidasa)03 Zeus, P/2020(Kalidasa)04 Djinns Bane, P/2020(Blue Sun)02 Fury,

and P/2020(Blue Sun)03 Dragons Egg are ready for colonization, except for S/2165(Fury)03

Seventh Circle and S/2178(Zeus)06 Betty. While the moons are ready for colonization, they are not

opened to colonists until 2436.

2433 Terraforming of P/2031 (Kalidasa)16 Beaumonde complete.


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2435 Terraforming of P/2027(Blue Sun)04 New Canaan should be complete, but having trouble. Terraformingof New Canaans moons completed on schedule.

2436 Core resources running low, Londinium importing over 60% of raw materials despite extensive recyclingprograms.

Rimward expansion begins as worlds in Kalidasa and Blue Sun systems complete terraforming.

2506 Terraforming fails on Miranda. Some settlers die. Miranda removed from maps of habitable worlds.

The war for Unification begins.

2511 Unification War ends with the defeat of the Independents.

2518 Now

Published by the Alliance Geographical Survey, 2518


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Sol radius

White Sun34Tauri(2020)AClass: A0Radius: 2.5 SolMass: 3.2 SolLuminosity: 80 SolTemperature: 10,800K

Verse Location: 0 AU Anchor Star

Silhouette not to scaleSilhouette scale size: 817.50 inchesSilhouette color indicates temperature, not appearance

Bernadette

Qin Shi Huang

Persephone

Pelorum

Lux

Albion

Bellerophon

Ariel

Valentine

Santo

Londinium

Sihnon

Lian Jiun

Gonghe

Rubicon

Osiris

Halo


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BernadetteP/2028(White Sun)13Primary: White SunPosition: 1

stfrom primary

Orbit: 1,234,182,428km (8.250 AU)Period (years): 23.70 (days): 8,655Diameter: 10,582km

Mass: 4.114x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9982 GTerraformed (year): 2240Population: 3,754,542,000

MOONS:

NautilusS/2175(Bernadette)01Orbit: 249,860kmPeriod (days): 17.75Diameter: 1,084kmMass: 4.330x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 1.0010Terraformed (year): 2240Population: 7,500,000

SpinradS/2175(Bernadette)02

Orbit: 345,960kmPeriod (days): 24.57Diameter: 978kmMass: 3.486x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9900 GTerraformed (year): 2240Population: 250,000

Note: Bernadette is the home office of the Alliance Colony and Settlement Authority. The majority of settlementventures to the border and rim worlds start with a form CSA-0010B Request for Resettlement and Homestead beingwaved to the central office at One OK Corral Plaza, New Tombstone, Bernadette.


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LondiniumP/2027(White Sun)03Primary: White SunPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 1.210x10

22


Capital: Alliance

Capital: White Sun

MOONS:

ColchesterS/2172(Londinium)01Orbit: 196,044kmPeriod (days): 13.92Diameter: 3,145km

Mass: 3.650x1020 tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0025 GTerraformed (year): 2220Population: 9,100,000

BalkerneS/2172(Londinium)02Orbit: 276,768kmPeriod (days): 19.66Diameter: 1,524kmMass: 8.213x10

19tonnes



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SihnonP/2027(White Sun)04Primary: White SunPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 5.987x10

21


Capital: Alliance

Capital: White Sun

MOONS:

AirenS/2173(Sihnon)02Orbit: 38440Period (days): 2.73Diameter: 1,470kmMass: 7.726x10

19tonnes


XiaojieS/2164(Sihnon)01

Orbit: 326740Period (days): 23.21Diameter: 1,004kmMass: 3.686x10

19tonnes


XianshengS/2176(Sihnon)03Orbit: 422840Period (days): 30.03Diameter: 1,527km

Mass: 8.593x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0012 GTerraformed (year): 2220Population: 2,300,000


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Liann JiunP/2028(White Sun)12Primary: White SunPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 7.172x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0002Terraformed (year): 2255Population: 3,750,000,000

MOONS:

TiantanS/2176(Liann Jiun)01Orbit: 196,044kmPeriod (days): 13.92Diameter: 1,784kmMass: 1.190x10

20tonnes


FuS/2176(Liann Jiun)02Orbit: 238,328kmPeriod (days): 16.93Diameter: 1,396kmMass: 6.827 x10

19tonnes



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GongheP/2027(White Sun)05Primary: White SunPosition: 5

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.313x10

21


MOONS:

Xing YunS/2173(Gonghe)01Orbit: 338,272kmPeriod (days): 24.02Diameter: 1,601kmMass: 9.204x10

19tonnes



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RubiconP/2028(White Sun)10Primary: White SunPosition: 6

thfrom primary


Mass: 8.459x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0112Terraformed (year): ScheduledPopulation: 5,000 (Terraform Crew)


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OsirisP/2027(White Sun)06Primary: White SunPosition: 7

thfrom primary


Mass: 6.964x10

21


MOONS:

EpeuvaS/2176(Osiris)01Orbit: 96,100kmPeriod (days): 6.83Diameter: 1,846kmMass: 1.220 x10

20tonnes


Tannhauser

S/2176(Osiris)02Orbit: 126,852kmPeriod (days): 9.01Diameter: 1,359kmMass: 6.536x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9614Terraformed (year): 2256Population: 177,000


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Sol radius

QinShiHuang(Protostar)

QinShiHuang(BrownDwarf)

Qin Shi HuangP/2020(White Sun)01Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2271Radius: 0.32 Sol Brown Dwarf (104.64 inches scale)Radius: 0.19 Sol Protostar (62.78 inches scale)Mass: 0.32 Sol

Orbit: 2,440,315,254km (16.312 AU)Period (years): 65.88


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SantoS/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01Primary: Qin Shi HuangPosition: 1

stfrom primary

Orbit: 6,504,258kmPeriod (days): 143Diameter: 6,790km

Mass: 1.697x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0000Terraformed (year): 2305Population: 846,500,000

MOONS:

TethysS/2173(Santo)01Orbit: 115,320kmPeriod (days): 8.19Diameter: 970kmMass: 3.481x10

19tonnes


New LuxorS/2176(Santo)02

Orbit: 230,640kmPeriod (days): 16.38Diameter: 985kmMass: 3.580x10

19tonnes



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ValentineP/2028(White Sun)09Primary: White SunPosition: 9

thfrom primary


Mass: 3.221x10

21


MOONS:

SeleneS/2176(Valentine)01Orbit: 57,660kmPeriod (days): 4.10Diameter: 1,003kmMass: 3.683x10

19tonnes


ChonsS/2176(Valentine)02Orbit: 380,556km

Period (days): 27.03Diameter: 1,018kmMass: 3.714x10

19tonnes



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BellerophonP/2027(White Sun)08Primary: White SunPosition: 10

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.555x10

21


MOONS:

TyrinsS/2172(Bellerophon)01Orbit:84,568kmPeriod (days): 6.01Diameter: 1,456kmMass: 7.934x10

19tonnes


XanthusS/2172(Bellerophon)02Orbit: 107,632km


19tonnes


ParthS/2172(Bellerophon)03Orbit: 192,200kmPeriod (days): 13.65Diameter: 1,006kmMass: 3.871x10

19tonnes



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ArielP/2027(White Sun)07Primary: White SunPosition: 11

thfrom primary


Mass: 6.323x10

21


MOONS:

AriopolisS/2176(Ariel)01Orbit: 307,520kmPeriod (days): 21.84Diameter: 1,075kmMass: 4.143x10

19tonnes


ShivaS/2176(Ariel)02Orbit: 334,428kmPeriod (days): 23.75

Diameter: 1,003kmMass: 3.563x1019


PoseidonS/2176(Ariel)03Orbit: 372,868kmPeriod (days): 26.48Diameter: 1,024Mass: 3.889x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 1.0075

Terraformed (year): 2266Population: 5,000,000


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AlbionP/2028(White Sun)11Primary: White SunPosition: 12

thfrom primary


Mass: 4.196x10

21


MOONS:

AvalonS/2172(Albion)01Orbit:384,400kmPeriod (days): 27.30Diameter: 1,589kmMass: 9.042x10

19tonnes



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Sol radius

Lux(Protostar)

Lux(BrownDwarf)

LuxP/2020(White Sun)02Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2261Radius: 0.39 Sol Brown Dwarf (127.53 inches scale)Radius: 0.23 Sol Protostar (76.52 inches scale)Mass: 0.39 Sol



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PersephoneS/2040(Lux)02Primary: LuxPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 8.096x10

21


MOONS:

HadesS/2176(Persephone)01Orbit: 153,760kmPeriod (days): 10.92Diameter: 1,018kmMass: 3.828x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 1.0036Terraformed (year): ScheduledPopulation: 5,000 (Terraform Crew)

RenaoS/2177(Persephone)02Orbit: 234,484kmPeriod (days): 16.65Diameter: 992kmMass: 3.608x10

19tonnes


Note: The protostars Lux and Murphy reached their closest approach to each other in 2511, making the planetsPersephone and Hera of vital strategic importance in the Unification War. Persephone was firmly an Alliance planet, while

Hera was a major staging area for Independent Forces.


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PelorumS/2040(Lux)01Primary: LuxPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 1.208x10

21


MOONS:

KaleidoscopeS/2173(Pelorum)01Orbit: 319,052kmPeriod (days): 22.66Diameter: 993kmMass: 3.695x10

19tonnes



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HaloAsteroid BeltPrimary: White SunInner Boundary: 5,983,914,800km (40 AU)Outer Boundary: 6,432,708,410km (43 AU)Average Width: 448,793,610km (3 AU)Number of cataloged objects: 78,472,112

Asteroid designation uses numbers and letters (excluding i, l, o, and z)Example: A/2223(White Sun)3a45b


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Sol radius

Georgia34Tauri(2020)BClass: G0Radius: 1.05 SolMass: 1.1 SolLuminosity: 1.26 SolTemperature: 6,000K

Verse Location: 68 AU Red Suns L3Orbital Period: 560.74 years


Elphame

Ezra

Murphy

Hera

Eris

Shadow

Newhope

Three Hills

Meadow

Daedelus

Di Yu

Athens

Regina

Boros

Kerry

Ithaca / Priam

Prophet


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EzraP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 1

stfrom primary

Orbit: 52,359,255km (0.350 AU)Period (years): 0.21 (days): 76Diameter: 9,287km

Mass: 3.111x10

21


MOONS:

HerschelS/2176(Ezra)01Orbit: 345,960kmPeriod (days): 24.57Diameter: 1,527kmMass: 8.370x10

19tonnes



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ReginaP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 4.1322.976x10

21


MOONS:

AlexandriaS/2174(Regina)01Orbit:422,840kmPeriod (days): 30.03Diameter: 1,089kmMass: 4.354x10

19tonnes



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BorosP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 5.917x10

21


MOONS:

AresS/2177(Boros)01Orbit: 284,456kmPeriod (days): 20.20Diameter: 1,824kmMass: 1.190x10

20tonnes


Turrents MoonS/2177(Boros)02

Orbit: 353,648kmPeriod (days): 25.12Diameter: 1,168kmMass: 5.046x10

19tonnes



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KerryP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 1.714x10

21



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IthacaP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 5

thfrom primary

Orbit: 388,954,462km (2.600 AU)Period (years): 4.19 (days): 1,531Diameter: 5,117km

Mass: 9.681x10

20


MOONS:

PriamS/2172(Ithaca)01Orbit:99,944kmPeriod (days): 7.10Diameter: 3,640Mass: 4.926x10

20tonnes


Note: Ithaca and Priam are close enough in size and mass to be a double-planet, orbiting around a barycenter about33,700km above the surface of Ithaca.


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ProphetP/2031(Georgia)14Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 6

thfrom primary


Mass: 4.075x10

21


MOONS:

PerdidoS/2178(Prophet)02Orbit: 123,008kmPeriod (days): 8.74Diameter: 992kmMass: 3.530x10

19tonnes


DunnyS/2176(Prophet)01


19tonnes



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MOONS:

SummerhomeS/2173(Elphame)01Orbit: 1,249,300kmPeriod (days):88.73Diameter: 1,294kmMass: 5.887x10

19tonnes



Fiddlers GreenS/2173(Elphame)02Orbit: 2,690,800kmPeriod (days): 191.10Diameter: 1,073kmMass: 4.141x10

19tonnes


IthendraS/2176(Elphame)03Orbit: 4,420,600kmPeriod (days): 313.95Diameter:1,161kmMass: 5.162x10

19tonnes


Sweethome

S/2176(Elphame)04Orbit: 5,766,000kmPeriod (days): 409.50Diameter: 980kmMass: 3.603x10

19tonnes


Elphame

P/2020(Georgia)02

Primary:Georgia

Position:7th

fromprimary

SurfaceGravity:2.6012

Orbit:949,946,475km(6.350AU)

Period(years):16.00

(days):5,845

Diameter:143,749km

Mass:2.122x10

24

tonnes

Silhouettenottoscale

Silhouettescalesize:33.84inches


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Di YUP/2030(Georgia)09Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 8

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.555x10

21


MOONS:

YamaS/2180(Di Yu)01Orbit: 73,036kmPeriod (days): 5.19Diameter: 1,371kmMass: 6.926x10

19tonnes



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AthensP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 9

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.344x10

21


Georgia Capital

MOONS:

AhnooieS/2176(Athens)03

Orbit: 76,880kmPeriod (days): 5.46Diameter:1,000kmMass: 3.675x10

19tonnes


ArgabuthonS/2172(Athens)01Orbit: 165,292kmPeriod (days): 11.74Diameter: 1,500km

Mass: 8.087x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9765Terraformed (year): 2360Population: 1,500,000

OrmuzdS/2173(Athens)02Orbit: 319,052kmPeriod (days): 22.66Diameter: 2,200kmMass: 1.792x10

20tonnes

Surface Gravity: 1.0060Terraformed (year): 2360

Population: 2,225,000

WhitefallS/2177(Athens)04Orbit:395,932kmPeriod (days): 28.12Diameter: 3,600kmMass: 4.629x10

20tonnes



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MOONS:

Arvad's HelmS/2176(Daedelus)04Orbit: 576,600kmPeriod (days): 40.95Diameter: 5,262kmMass: 9.752x10

20tonnes



NotterdamS/2173(Daedelus)03Orbit: 864,900kmPeriod (days): 61.43Diameter: 5,151kmMass: 9.889x10

20tonnes


Rea

S/2172(Daedelus)01Orbit: 1,153,200kmPeriod (days): 81.90Diameter: 4,821kmMass: 8.375x10

20tonnes


BoxS/2172(Daedelus)02Orbit: 2,344,840kmPeriod (days): 166.53Diameter: 4,887km

Mass: 8.710x10

20


Dae

delus

P/2020(Georgia)03

Primary:Georg

ia

Position:10

th

fromprim

ary


Orbit:1,623,136,890km

(10.850AU)

Period(years):35.74

(days):13,054

Diameter:160,465km

Mass:3.000x10

24

tonnes


Silhouettescales

ize:43.86inches


38/106

NewhopeP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 11

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.214x10

21


MOONS:

The CommonsS/2174(Newhope)01Orbit: 180,668kmPeriod (days): 12.83Diameter: 3,640kmMass: 4.978x10

20tonnes


SplendorS/2176(Newhope)02


20tonnes


GodforsakenS/2176(Newhope)03Orbit: 349,804kmPeriod (days): 24.84Diameter: 1,530km

Mass: 8.302x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9635Terraformed (year): ScheduledPopulation: 5,000 (Terraform Crew)


39/106

Three HillsP/2027(Georgia)03Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 12

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.214x10

21


MOONS:

New LafayetteS/2164(Three Hills)01Orbit: 57,660kmPeriod (days): 4.10Diameter: 1,213kmMass: 5.414x10

19tonnes


ConradS/2164(Three Hills)02


19tonnes


BobS/2164(Three Hills)03Orbit: 134,540kmPeriod (days): 9.56Diameter: 1,345km


Note: Conrad boasts the highest population density in the Verse. 2510 census showed 62.49 people per squarekilometer. The mild climate and abundance of small islands peppering Conrads shallow oceans have made the moon apopular vacation and retirement destination.


40/106

MeadowP/2027(Georgia)07Primary: GeorgiaPosition: 13

thfrom primary


Mass: 4.436x10

21


MOONS:

SalyutS/2176(Meadow)01Orbit: 92,256kmPeriod (days): 6.55Diameter: 1,469kmMass: 7.912x10

19tonnes


MirS/2177(Meadow)02


19tonnes



41/106

Sol radius

Murphy(Protostar)

Murphy(BrownDwarf)

MurPhyP/2020(Georgia)01Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2260Radius: 0.36 Sol Brown Dwarf (117.72 inches scale)Radius: 0.22 Sol Protostar (70.63 inches scale)Mass: 0.36 Sol



42/106

HeraS/2041(Murphy)03Primary: MurphyPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 4.407x10

21


Georgia Capital

MOONS:

BulletS/2177(Hera)02Orbit: 38,440kmPeriod (days): 2.73Diameter: 175kmMass: 6.335x10

16tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.0562Terraformed (year): N/APopulation: 0

ErisS/2176(Hera)01


19tonnes


Note: Hera and Persephone were known as the Gateway to the Border. During the Unification War, Hera was firmlyin the hands of the Independents. While Aphrodite held a significant Alliance presence, Hera was the jumping-off point tothe rest of the Border, and to the Rim. While some continue to argue the strategic importance of Hera from the standpointof military value and commerce, it was undoubtedly the center of Independent consciousness after the loss of Shadow.

The Battle of Serenity Valley concluded the bloodiest engagement in the Unification War, and has been described

by historians as Gettysburg and Vicksburg all rolled into one place. At the culmination of that battle, the Independentssuffered their most crushing defeat, and lost their most strategic asset. While there were a few small skirmishes on otherworlds, the Unification War effectively ended in Serenity Valley.


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AphroditeS/2037(Murphy)01Primary: MurphyPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 3.175x10

21


MOONS:

SturgesS/2164(Aphrodite)01Orbit: 269,080kmPeriod (days): 19.11Diameter: 998kmMass: 3.747x10

19tonnes


HillS/2164(Aphrodite)02Orbit: 345,960kmPeriod (days): 24.57Diameter: 1,498kmMass: 8.384x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0150Terraformed (year): 2405Population: 3.500,000

ThornleyS/2164(Aphrodite)03Orbit: 399,776kmPeriod (days): 28.39Diameter: 1,586kmMass: 9.268x10

19tonnes


AntonS/2164(Aphrodite)04Orbit: 442,060kmPeriod (days): 31.40Diameter: 1,379kmMass: 6.709x10

19tonnes



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ShadowS/2037(Murphy)02Primary: MurphyPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 4.527x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0215Terraformed (year): 2404Population: 13,300

MOONS:

Bransons MarkS/2172(Shadow)01Orbit: 126,852kmPeriod (days): 9.01Diameter: 1,397kmMass: 7.044x10

19tonnes


OssolambriaS/2172(Shadow)02Orbit: 230,640km


20tonnes


SummerfairS/2172(Shadow)03Orbit: 430,528kmPeriod (days): 30.58Diameter: 2,486kmMass: 2.258x10

20tonnes



45/106

Sol radius

Red Sun34Tauri(2020)CClass: G5Radius: 0.93 SolMass: 0.93 SolLuminosity: 0.79 SolTemperature: 5,610K

Verse Location: 68 AU Georgias L3Orbital Period: 560.74 years


Motherlode

Jiangyin

Heinlein

Himinbjorg

Triumph

Paquin

Lazarus

Silverhold

Aesir

Moab

Brisingamen

Anvil

New Melbourne

Greenleaf

Harvest

St. Albans

Ansons World

Jubilee


46/106

JiangyinP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 7.227x10

21


Red Sun Capital

MOONS:

TongyiS/2176(Jiangyin)01Orbit: 126,852kmPeriod (days): 9.01Diameter: 1,793kmMass: 1.146x10

20tonnes


Dangun

S/2176(Jiangyin)02Orbit: 257,548kmPeriod (days): 18.29Diameter: 1,123kmMass: 4.551x10

19tonnes


RhilidoreS/2176(Jiangyin)03Orbit: 384,400kmPeriod (days): 27.30


19tonnes



47/106

New MelbourneP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 3.503x10

21


MOONS:

MariaS/2173(New Melbourne)01Orbit: 230,640kmPeriod (days): 16.38Diameter: 1,169kmMass: 5.118x10

19tonnes


DestinyS/2173(New Melbourne)02


19tonnes



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MotherlodeAsteroid BeltPrimary: Red SunInner Boundary: 471,233,291km (3.150 AU)Outer Boundary: 751,729,297km (5.025 AU)Average Width: 280,496,006km (1.875 AU)Number of cataloged objects: 476,915

Asteroid designation uses numbers and letters (excluding i, l, o, and z)Example: A/2260(Red Sun)1ya59


49/106

GreenleafP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 1.857x10

21


MOONS:

DytonS/2172(Greenleaf)01Orbit: 115,320kmPeriod (days): 8.19Diameter: 1,040kmMass: 4.121x10

19tonnes


AgyarS/2172(Greenleaf)02


19tonnes


Bryson's RockS/2172(Greenleaf)03Orbit: 345,960kmPeriod (days): 24.57Diameter: 1,573km



50/106

HarvestP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 1.220x10

22


MOONS:

FarradayS/2174(Harvest)01Orbit:76,880kmPeriod (days): 5.46Diameter: 2,158kmMass: 1.650x10

20tonnes


Higgins' MoonS/2178(Harvest)02Orbit: 119,164kmPeriod (days): 8.46Diameter: 3,590kmMass: 4.657x10

20tonnes


Note: Harvest has become known as the Verse Breadbasket, producing more natural and manufactured foodstuffsthan any other world.


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St. AlbansP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 5

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.883x10

21


MOONS:

Pi GuS/2172(St. Albans)01Orbit: 76,880kmPeriod (days): 5.46Diameter: 1,389kmMass: 7.120x10

19tonnes



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AnsonsWorldP/2027(Red Sun)03Primary: Red SunPosition: 6

thfrom primary

Orbit: 1,705,415,718km (11.400 AU)Period (years): 38.49 (days): 14,059Diameter: 13,802kmMass: 7.067x10

21tonnes


MOONS:

SpiderS/2176(Ansons World)02Orbit: 76,880kmPeriod (days): 5.46Diameter: 2,707kmMass: 2.610x10

20tonnes


VarleyS/2174(Ansons World)01Orbit: 130,696kmPeriod (days): 9.28Diameter: 2,390kmMass: 2.065x10

20tonnes


SteeleS/2176(Ansons World)03Orbit: 311,364kmPeriod (days): 22.11Diameter: 1,896kmMass: 1.316x10

20tonnes



53/106

JubileeP/2030(Red Sun)09Primary: Red SunPosition: 7

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.310x10

21


MOONS:

CovenantS/2173(Jubilee)01Orbit: 261,392kmPeriod (days): 18.56Diameter: 1,421kmMass: 7.451x10

19tonnes



54/106

Sol radius

Himinbjorg(Protostar)

Himinbjorg(BrownDwarf)

HiminbjorgP/2020(Red Sun)01Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2259Radius: 0.38 Sol Brown Dwarf (124.26 inches scale)Radius: 0.23 Sol Protostar (74.56 inches scale)Mass: 0.38 Sol



55/106

AesirS/2035(Himinbjorg)01Primary: HiminbjorgPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 5.339x10

21


MOONS:

BestlaS/2172(Aesir)01Orbit: 76,880kmPeriod (days): 5.46Diameter:2,707kmMass: 2.605x10

20tonnes


BorrS/2172(Aesir)02


19tonnes


OdinS/2174(Aesir)03Orbit: 153,760kmPeriod (days): 16.38Diameter: 1,472km



56/106

MoabS/2035(Himinbjorg)02Primary: HiminbjorgPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 2.985x10

21


MOONS:

Red RockS/2175(Moab)01Orbit: 80,724kmPeriod (days): 5.73Diameter: 975kmMass: 3.449x10

19tonnes


MesaS/2175(Moab)02


19tonnes



57/106

BrisingamenS/2035(Himinbjorg)03Primary: HiminbjorgPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 2.055x10

21


MOONS:

FreyaS/2172(Brisingamen)01Orbit: 57,660kmPeriod (days): 4.10Diameter: 1,236kmMass: 5.409x10

19tonnes


AlberichS/2173(Brisingamen)03


20tonnes


BeowulfS/2172(Brisingamen)02Orbit: 230,640kmPeriod (days): 16,38Diameter: 1,478km



58/106

AnvilS/2035(Himinbjorg)04Primary: HiminbjorgPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 2.845x10

21


MOONS:

HammerS/2174(Anvil)01Orbit: 138,384kmPeriod (days): 9.83Diameter: 972kmMass: 3.513x10

19tonnes



59/106

Sol radius

Heinlein(BrownDwarf)

Heinlein(Protostar)

HeinleinP/2020(Red Sun)02Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2258Radius: 0.40 Sol Brown Dwarf (130.80 inches scale)Radius: 0.24 Sol Protostar (78.48 inches scale)Mass: 0.40 Sol



60/106

TriumphS/2036(Heinlein)01Primary: HeinleinPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 4.929x10

20


MOONS:

MycroftS/2164(Triumph)01Orbit: 342,116kmPeriod (days): 24.30Diameter: 1,040Mass: 3.850x10

19tonnes



61/106

PaquinS/2038(Heinlein)03Primary: HeinleinPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 4.231x10

21


MOONS:

ShinboneS/2176(Paquin)02Orbit: 111,476kmPeriod (days): 7.92Diameter: 1,210kmMass: 5.515x10

19tonnes


ClawthornS/2174(Paquin)01


19tonnes



62/106

LazarusS/2038(Heinlein)04Primary: HeinleinPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 3.029x10

21


MOONS:

DoraS/2164(Lazarus)01Orbit: 288,300kmPeriod (days): 20.48Diameter: 1,430kmMass: 7.409x10

19tonnes



63/106

SilverholdS/2036(Heinlein)02Primary: HeinleinPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 3.617x10

21


MOONS:

Beggars TinS/2173(Silverhold)01Orbit: 269,080kmPeriod (days): 19.11Diameter: 1,147kmMass: 4.666x10

19tonnes



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Comm Station Ring 1Primary: White SunPosition: Georgia / Red Sun OrbitOrbit: 68 AU

A/2260(White Sun)r24g4Position: Georgia L4


19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 1.0002Terraformed (year): 2290Population: Unmanned

A/2260(White Sun)r24g5Position: Georgia L5Diameter: 1,084kmMass: 4.173x10

19tonnes


A/2260(White Sun)r24g6Position: Red Sun L4Diameter: 978kmMass: 3.407x10

19tonnes


A/2260(White Sun)r24g7Position: Red Sun L5Diameter: 1,004kmMass: 3.664x10

19tonnes


Terraformed (year): 2290Population: Unmanned


65/106

Sol radius

Kalidasa34Tauri(2020)DClass: F5Radius: 1.2 SolMass: 1.29 SolLuminosity: 2.5 SolTemperature: 6,540K

Verse Location: 121 AUOrbital Period: 1331.00 years


Heaven

Sho-Je Downs

Penglai

Zeus

Djinns Bane

Ghost

Aberdeen

Beaumonde

Salisbury

Beylix

Newhall

Oberon

Angel / Zephyr

Delphi

New Kasmir

Whittier

Verbena

Constance

Glacier

Vishnu


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Sho-Je DownsP/2028(Kalidasa)10Primary: KalidasaPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 2.445x10

21


MOONS:

MiyazakiS/2176(Sho-Je Downs)02Orbit: 130,696kmPeriod (days): 9.28Diameter: 970kmMass: 3.343x10

19tonnes


Kuan LoS/2174(Sho-Je Downs)01Orbit: 165,292km


19tonnes



67/106

VerbenaP/2030(Kalidasa)14Primary: KalidasaPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 4.798x10

21


MOONS:

LassekS/2172(Verbena)01Orbit: 219,108kmPeriod (days): 15.56Diameter: 1,465kmMass: 7.639x10

19tonnes


BarrimendS/2172(Verbena)02


20tonnes



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ConstanceP/2027(Kalidasa)07Primary: KalidasaPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 5.527x10

21


MOONS:

BarrowcloughS/2173(Constance)01Orbit: 142,228kmPeriod (days): 10.10Diameter:1,278kmMass: 6.051x10

19tonnes


DisraeliS/2173(Constance)02


19tonnes



69/106

GlacierP/2028(Kalidasa)09Primary: KalidasaPosition: 4

thfrom primary


Mass: 1.752x10

21


MOONS:

DenaliS/2178(Glacier)01Orbit: 157,604kmPeriod (days): 11.19Diameter: 996kmMass: 3.670x10

19tonnes



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VishnuP/2029(Kalidasa)11Primary: KalidasaPosition: 5

thfrom primary


Mass: 2.008x10

21


MOONS:

GaneshaS/2179(Vishnu)02Orbit: 146,072kmPeriod (days): 10.37Diameter: 984kmMass: 3.453x10

19tonnes


RamaS/2177(Vishnu)01


19tonnes



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MOONS:

UrvasiS/2170(Heaven)03Orbit: 691,920kmPeriod (days): 49.14Diameter: 4,281kmMass: 6.658x10

20tonnes



MenakaS/2164(Heaven)01Orbit: 768,800kmPeriod (days): 54.60Diameter: 1,535kmMass: 8.387x10

19tonnes


Rambha

S/2164(Heaven)02Orbit: 1,441,500kmPeriod (days): 102.38Diameter: 1,827kmMass: 1.211x10

20tonnes


TilottamaS/2170(Heaven)04Orbit: 1,633,700kmPeriod (days): 116.03Diameter: 2,154km

Mass: 1.648x10

20


Hea

ven

P/2027(Kalidasa)02

Primary:Kalidasa

Position:6

th

fromprima

ry


Orbit:575,951,800km(3.850AU)

Period(years):7.55

(days):2,759

Diameter:135,709km

Mass:1.708x10

24

tonnes


Silhouettescales

ize:31.95inches


72/106

AngelP/2027(Kalidasa)06Primary: KalidasaPosition: 7

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.037x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity:Terraformed (year): 2410Population: 62,000,000

MOONS:

ZephyrS/2165(Angel)01Orbit: 688,150,202km (4.600 AU from Kalidasa Angels L4)Period (years): 9.87 (days): 3,604Diameter: 5,870kmMass: 1.278x10

21tonnes


Note: Angel and Zephyr share the same orbit around Kalidasa. Zephyr was originally thought to be Angels moon,and was classified as such, but Zephyr leads Angel by 60

o, in her L4 position.


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DelphiP/2029(Kalidasa)13Primary: KalidasaPosition: 8

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.132x10

21


MOONS:

ClioS/2176(Delphi)02Orbit: 69,192kmPeriod (days): 4.91Diameter: 994kmMass: 3.637x10

19tonnes


ThaliaS/2174(Delphi)01


19tonnes


CalliopeS/2176(Delphi)03Orbit: 303,676kmPeriod (days): 21.57Diameter: 981km

Mass: 3.539x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9991Terraformed (year): ScheduledPopulation: 5,000 (Terraform Crew)


74/106

New KasmirP/2028(Kalidasa)08Primary: KalidasaPosition: 9

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.917x10

21



75/106

WhittierP/2030(Kalidasa)15Primary: KalidasaPosition: 10

thfrom primary


Mass: 4.985x10

21


MOONS:

ItaS/2176(Whittier)01Orbit: 968,688kmPeriod (days): 68.80Diameter: 965kmMass: 3.155x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9204Terraformed (year): OngoingPopulation: ~8,000+ (Terraform Crew + Depot Crew + other)

Note: Ita is the smallest body in the Verse to undergo terraforming. As a result, the terraforming efforts have notbeen successful. Ita has become a test bed for experimental terraforming techniques. In 2470, Ita was chosen as alocation for a secondary Alliance orbital drydock facility. However budget restructuring has left the Ita facility as little morethan a holding facility and scrapyard. Towed to Ita has become a euphemism for permanent impound. While there is asmall used spaceship business at Ita, most ships leave Ita in pieces. The scrapyards at Itas L4 and L5 positions arehavens for small-time salvagers, both legitimate and otherwise.


76/106

Sol radius

Penglai(BrownDwarf)

Penglai(Protostar)

PenglaiP/2020(Kalidasa)1Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2270Radius: 0.32 Sol Brown Dwarf (104.64 inches scale)Radius: 0.19 Sol Protostar (62.78 inches scale)Mass: 0.32 Sol



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BeylixS/2040(Penglai)01Primary: PenglaiPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 3.779x10

21


MOONS:

CharityS/2165(Beylix)01Orbit:246,016kmPeriod (days): 17.47Diameter: 1,470kmMass: 7.705x10

19tonnes


CinoteS/2165(Beylix)02


19tonnes


St. LuciusS/2165(Beylix)03Orbit: 442,060kmPeriod (days): 31.40Diameter: 1,029km

Mass: 3.852x1019 tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9882Terraformed (year): 2425Population: 330,000


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NewhallS/2040(Penglai)02Primary: PenglaiPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 3.591x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0145Terraformed (year): 2425Population: 8.000,000

MOONS:

SeveranceS/2165(Newhall)01Orbit: 230,640kmPeriod (days): 16.38Diameter: 1,172kmMass: 5.102x10

19tonnes


DarckeS/2165(Newhall)02


20tonnes


MohenrichiaS/2165(Newhall)03Orbit: 384,400kmPeriod (days): 27.30Diameter: 1,846km

Mass: 1.239x1020 tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9874Terraformed (year): 2425Population: 500,000


79/106


80/106

GhostP/2032(Kalidasa)17Primary: KalidasaPosition: 12

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.267x10

21


MOONS:

InfernoS/2173(Ghost)01Orbit: 65,348kmPeriod (days): 4.64Diameter: 1,057kmMass: 4.137x10

19tonnes


XibaliaS/2173(Ghost)02


19tonnes



81/106

AberdeenP/2029(Kalidasa)12Primary: KalidasaPosition: 13

thfrom primary


Mass: 3.733x10

21



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MOONS:

IsabelS/2178(Zeus)05Orbit: 661,168kmPeriod (days): 46.96Diameter: 1,000kmMass: 3.565x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9684Terraformed (year): 2420

Population: 60,000

SophieS/2166(Zeus)01Orbit: 757,268kmPeriod (days): 53.78Diameter: 4,892kmMass: 8.817x10

20tonnes


VictoriaS/2166(Zeus)02Orbit: 826,460kmPeriod (days): 58.70Diameter: 5,310kmMass: 1.041x10

21tonnes


DelynnS/2166(Zeus)03Orbit: 922,560kmPeriod (days): 65.52


20tonnes


GayleS/2169(Zeus)04Orbit: 1,137,824kmPeriod (days): 80.81Diameter: 2,486kmMass: 2.283x10

20tonnes


Terraformed (year): 2420Population: 250,000

BettyS/2178(Zeus)06Orbit: 1,476,096kmPeriod (days): 104.83Diameter: 1,234kmMass: 5.615x10

19tonnes


Terraformed (year): ScheduledPopulation: 5,000 (Terraform Crew)

Zeus

P/2020(Kalidasa)03

Primary:Kalidasa

Position:14th

fromprim

ary


Orbit:1,810,134,227km

(12.100AU)

Period(years):42.09

(days):15,373

Diameter:132,741km

Mass:1.553x10

24

tonnes


Silhouettescales

ize:31.25inches


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BeaumondeP/2031(Kalidasa)16Primary: KalidasaPosition: 15

thfrom primary


Mass: 5.339x10

21


Kalidasa Capital

MOONS:

HasturS/2164(Beaumonde)01Orbit:115,320kmPeriod (days): 8.19Diameter: 1,340kmMass: 6.401x10

19tonnes



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MOONS:

IllatS/2170(Djinns Bane)01Orbit: 1,499,160kmPeriod (days): 106.47Diameter: 1,450kmMass: 7.658x10

19tonnes



HilalS/2170(Djinns Bane)02Orbit: 1,672,140kmPeriod (days): 118.76Diameter: 3,004Mass: 3.200x10

20tonnes


Hubal

S/2170(Djinns Bane)03Orbit: 1,845,120kmPeriod (days): 131.04Diameter:2,870kmMass: 3.181x10

20tonnes


SinS/2170(Djinns Bane)04Orbit: 2,114,200kmPeriod (days): 150.15Diameter: 5,100km

Mass: 9.291x10

20


TalabS/2170(Djinns Bane)05Orbit: 2,267,960kmPeriod (days): 161.07Diameter: 4,270kmMass: 6.928x10

20tonnes


WaddS/2170(Djinns Bane)06Orbit: 2,402,500kmPeriod (days): 170.63Diameter: 1,905kmMass: 1.349x10

20tonnes


Djin

ns

Ba

ne

P/2027(Kalidasa)04

Primary:Kalidasa

Position:16

th

fromprimary


Orbit:2,034,531,032km

(13.600AU)

Period(years):50.15

(days):18,319

Diameter:201,568km

Mass:7.052x10

24

tonnes




85/106

SalisburyP/2027(Kalidasa)05Primary: KalidasaPosition: 17

thfrom primary


Mass: 2.447x10

21



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Comm Station Ring 2Primary: White SunPosition: Kalidasa OrbitOrbit: 121 AU

A/2260(White Sun)r25m5 A/2260(White Sun)r25mfPosition: Kalidasa +30

oPosition: Kalidasa -30

o

Diameter: 970km Diameter: 1,089kmMass: 3.460x10

19tonnes Mass: 4.288x10

19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9990 Surface Gravity: 0.9824Terraformed (year): 2305 Terraformed (year): 2305Population: Unmanned Population: Unmanned

A/2260(White Sun)r25m6 A/2260(White Sun)r25mePosition: Kalidasa +60

o(L4)

Position: Kalidasa -60

o(L5)

Diameter: 985km Diameter: 1168kmMass: 3.552x10


19tonnes


A/2260(White Sun)r25m7 A/2260(White Sun)r25mdPosition: Kalidasa +90


o



19tonnes


A/2260(White Sun)r25m8 A/2260(White Sun)r25mcPosition: Kalidasa +120


o



19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9900 Surface Gravity: 0.9911

Terraformed (year): 2305 Terraformed (year): 2305Population: Unmanned Population: Unmanned

A/2260(White Sun)r25m9 A/2260(White Sun)r25mbPosition: Kalidasa +150


o



19tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9502 Surface Gravity: 0.9855Terraformed (year): 2305 Terraformed (year): 2305Population: Mr. Universe Population: Unmanned

A/2260(White Sun)r25maPosition: Kalidasa +180

o

Diameter: 993kmMass: 3.491x10

19tonnes



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88/106

MeridianP/2031(Blue Sun)08Primary: Blue SunPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 3.402x10

21


Blue Sun Capital

MOONS:

BurnetS/2179(Meridian)01Orbit: 299,832kmPeriod (days): 21.29Diameter: 1,004kmMass: 3.721x10

19tonnes



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New CanaanP/2027(Blue Sun)04Primary: Blue SunPosition: 2

ndfrom primary


Mass: 3.710x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9743Terraformed (year): OngoingPopulation: 238,000

MOONS:

UgaritS/2170(New Canaan)01Orbit: 211,420kmPeriod (days): 15.02Diameter: 1,123kmMass: 4.696x10

19tonnes


LilacS/2170(New Canaan)02


20tonnes



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MuirP/2030(Blue Sun)07Primary: Blue SunPosition: 3

rdfrom primary


Mass: 2.650x10

21


MOONS:

ArminiusS/2170(Muir)01Orbit: 130,696kmPeriod (days): 9.28Diameter: 1,523kmMass: 8.300x10

19tonnes


Shepherds MissionS/2170(Muir)02

Orbit: 249,860kmPeriod (days): 17.75Diameter: 971Mass: 3.363x10

19tonnes



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MOONS:

ColdstoneS/2165(Fury)02Orbit: 3,459,600kmPeriod (days): 245.70Diameter: 1,578kmMass: 9.066x10

19tonnes



BlackwoodS/2164(Fury)01Orbit: 3,844,000kmPeriod (days): 273.00Diameter: 1,001kmMass: 3.812x10

19tonnes


Seventh Circle

S/2165(Fury)03Orbit: 7,688,000kmPeriod (days):546.00Diameter: 1,020kmMass: 3.879x10

19tonnes


Fury

P/2020(BlueSun)02

Primary:BlueSun

Position:4th

fromprima

ry


Orbit:920,026,901km(6.150AU)

Period(years):15.25

(days):5,571

Diameter:368,970km

Mass:5.900x10

25

tonnes


Silhouettescales

ize:86.87inches


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UroborusAsteroid BeltPrimary: Blue SunInner Boundary: 1,032,225,303km (6.900 AU)Outer Boundary: 1,256,622,108km (8.400 AU)Average Width: 224,396,805km (1.500 AU)Number of cataloged objects: 372,971

Asteroid designation uses numbers and letters (excluding i, l, o, and z)Example: A/2235(Blue Sun)1cj59


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HighgateP/2029(Blue Sun)05Primary: Blue SunPosition: 5

thfrom primary


Mass: 3.958x10

21


MOONS:

PerthS/2164(Highgate)01Orbit: 219,108kmPeriod (days): 15.56Diameter: 1,400kmMass: 7.158x10

19tonnes



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MOONS:

YudhishtiraS/2165(Dragons Egg)01Orbit: 1,151,200kmPeriod (days): 81.90Diameter: 1,738Mass: 1.070x10

20tonnes



BhimaS/2165(Dragons Egg)02Orbit: 1,345,400kmPeriod (days): 95.55Diameter: 1,160kmMass: 5.140x10

19tonnes


Nakula

S/2165(Dragons Egg)03Orbit: 1,537,600kmPeriod (days): 109.20Diameter: 988kmMass: 3.499x10

19tonnes


SahadevaS/2165(Dragons Egg)04Orbit: 1,729,800kmPeriod (days): 122.85Diameter: 1,392km

Mass: 6.917x10

19

tonnesSurface Gravity: 0.9698Terraformed (year): 2420Population: 8,000

GlynisS/2165(Dragons Egg)05Orbit: 1,922,000kmPeriod (days): 136.50Diameter: 990kmMass: 3.734x10

19tonnes


Dra

gons

Egg

P/2027(BlueSun)03

Primary:BlueSun

Position:6

th

fromprimary


Orbit:1,761,514,919km

(11.775AU)

Period(years):40.41

(days):14,758

Diameter:186,300km

Mass:4.819x10

24

tonnes




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DeadwoodP/2030(Blue Sun)06Primary: Blue SunPosition: 7

thfrom primary


Mass: 3.646x10

21


MOONS:

HavenS/2164(Deadwood)01Orbit: 184,512kmPeriod (days): 13.10Diameter: 3,012kmMass: 3.386x10

20tonnes


New OmahaS/2164(Deadwood)02Orbit: 369,024kmPeriod (days): 26.21Diameter: 1,025kmMass: 3.716x10

19tonnes



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Burnham(BrownDwarf)

Burnham(Protostar)

BurnhamP/2020(Blue Sun)1Class: Artificial StarHelioformed: 2253Radius: 0.30 Sol Brown Dwarf (98.10 inches scale)Radius: 0.18 Sol Protostar (58.86 inches scale)Mass: 0.30 Sol


Sol radius

Historical Note:Burnham was the first brown

dwarf to be Helioformed, orcompressed and ignited into an

artificial sun, also called a

protostar. It was determined

that Burnham was the best

candidate for this very

experimental and dangerous

procedure, due to its distance

from the more populous core

worlds, and its small size. After

the process was refined at

Burnham, it was then applied to

the other six brown dwarfs in

the Verse. The last brown dwarf

to be helioformed was Qin Shi

Huang, and only after the

process was deemed as error-

free as humanly possible.


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MirandaS/2038(Burnham)1Primary: BurnhamPosition: 1

stfrom primary


Mass: 4.473x10

21

tonnesSurface Gravity: 1.0001Terraformed (year): 2433Population: ~5,200+ (Reavers)

MOONS:

CalibanS/2190(Miranda)01Orbit: 88,412kmPeriod (days): 6.28


20tonnes

Surface Gravity: 0.9637Terraformed (year): On HoldPopulation: 0


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Numbering the VerseIn the year 2020, an astronomer noted a new star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. He submitted his discovery andrequested that the new clusters designation be 34Tauri(2020) in honor of his ancestor, John Flamsteed*. The name wasapproved. In the same year, a total of five stars were recorded in 34Tauri(2020), and listed as 34Tauri(2020)A through34Tauri(2020)E. Also in that year, fourteen gas giants were also discovered. Seven were large enough to qualify as browndwarfs, while the remaining seven were of Jovian size. As new bodies were discovered, they were added to the clusters

catalog with the following naming convention:

X/????(Y)Z

X = Celestial BodyP = Planet (gas giant or terrestrial)S = Satellite (of any size, also satellites of satellites)A = Asteroid

???? = Discovery Date (year)

Y = Primary

Z = Order of bodies discovered or cataloged for a particular primary

So, Londiniums designation is P/2027(White Sun)03, which means that Londinium is the third planet to be discoveredorbiting White Sun, and was discovered in the year 2027. Londiniums full designation, without common names isP/2027(34Tauri(2020)A)03.

The full designation of New Luxor shows its place in the mapping of the Verse:

S/2176(S/2032(P/2020(34Tauri(2020)A)01)01)02

New Luxor, discovered in 2176, was the second satellite to be found orbiting Santo. Santo, discovered in 2032, is the firstand only satellite of the gas giant Qin Shi Huang. The gas giant Qin Shi Huang, discovered in 2020, was the first planet tobe discovered orbiting White Sun. Note that the number at the end of the designation, Z, shows the order of discovery, notthe bodys position in the system.

To simplify the full designation above:34Tauri(2020)A = White Sun, Qin Shi Huangs primaryP/2020(White Sun)01 = Qin Shi Huang, the first planet to be discovered orbiting White Sun, and Santos primaryS/2032(Qin Shi Huang)01 = Santo, the satellite orbiting Qin Shi Huang, and New Luxors primaryS/2176(Santo)02 = New Luxor, the second of two satellites found to be orbiting, not Qin Shi Huang, but Santo instead.

Even though Santo is large enough to be considered a planet in its own right, it is classified as a satellite because it isorbiting Qin Shi Huang. Qin Shi Huang is a protostar, or helioformed gas giant. It may be a star now, but its natural stateis a gas giant, so its designation is that of a planet.

Asteroids follow the same designation format with one change: Due to the high number of bodies that would be catalogedin an asteroid belt, the catalog order number, Z, counts from 1 through 9, then continues with a through y (excluding I,

l, o, and z) before continuing with 10. For example: 1, 2,, 9, a, b, , x, y, 10, 11, 19, 1a, 1y, 20, etc.

*Note: To date, no one has been able to recover the astronomers name or home observatory from any record, so theastronomers relation to Mr. Flamsteed is highly suspect.


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To Terraform or notDozens of planets and hundreds of moons. Each one terraformed a process taking decades to support human life. Tobe new Earths.

What gets terraformed? Terraforming can be performed on any body that meets the following criteria:

It has to be large enough for Hydrostatic Equilibrium to form it into a sphere. For a rocky body with a compositionthat would be useful to settlers, the minimum size is 970km in diameter, or the size of the asteroid Ceres.Anything smaller would have an irregular shape that wouldnt hold an atmosphere all over.

Its diameter cannot be greater than 1.4 times ETW (Earth That Was) due to limitations in terraforming technology. The target must lie in a 13.5 AU wide band around the star. The inner and outer boundaries for this band depend

on the stars temperature. Currently, our technology is much better at warming cold places than cooling hotplaces.

What needs to be done?

The gravity needs to be adjusted to ETW-normal. Heres the reason for the upper size limit. It is much easier withour current technology to increase the gravity of a planet than it is to decrease the gravity. A less dense world canbe compressed to increase its density and gravity. A world with more than twice the surface area of ETW (1.4 xthe diameter) is too big to terraform.

Continents and seabeds need to be sculpted. Atmospheric gases need to be released from the crust water as well. What may well be lifeless rock needs to be processed into soil that will grow plants and crops. The planets rotation and axial tilt need to be adjusted so that the planet has a 24 hour day and a standard 365-

day seasonal year (see below). Plant and animal life needs to be introduced. Atmosphere processors are set to a maintenance mode to help maintain an ideal mixture of gases until the

biosphere develops enough to handle that function.

The planet is now ready for colonization.

One of the biggest challenges faced by terraforming crews is the introduction of plant and animal life into a created

environment on an alien world. How are plants and animals going to cope with seasons that will last for years? And howwill colonists cope with calendars that are different for every world?

They wont have to. The terraforming crews will adjust the rotation period of the planet for a 24-hour day. Theyll adjust theaxial tilt to 23.439 degrees. Then theyll add a second rotational axis at 0 degrees (perpendicular to the plane of thesystem) with a rotation period of 365.25 days. This second axis will cause the planet to cycle through one completeseasonal year in 365.25 days, regardless of where the planet is in its orbit around its sun.

Summers will last just long enough to ripen crops, and not so long as to bake them in the fields. Animals with millions ofyears of migrations wired into their brains will know when to migrate away, and when to come home. The colonistscalendars will be aligned to the seasonal year instead of the planets orbital revolution.

And Unification Day (along with every other holiday) will be celebrated on the same day on every world in the Verse.


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Designation Name Designation Name Designation Name

S/2170(Muir)02 Shepherd's Mission S/2173(Ghost)01 Inferno S/2176(Anson's World)02 Spider

S/2171(Oberon)03 Quince S/2173(Ghost)02 Xibalia S/2176(Anson's World)03 Steele

S/2172(Londinium)01 Colchester S/2174(Regina)01 Alexandria S/2176(Paquin)02 Shinbone

S/2172(Londinium)02 Balkerne S/2174(Newhope)01 The Commons S/2176(Sho-Je Downs)02 Miyazaki

S/2172(Bellerophon)01 Tyrins S/2174(Harvest)01 Farraday S/2176(Delphi)02 Clio

S/2172(Bellerophon)02 Xanthus S/2174(Anson's World)01 Varley S/2176(Delphi)03 Calliope

S/2172(Bellerophon)03 Parth S/2174(Aesir)03 Odin S/2176(Whittier)01 ItaS/2172(Albion)01 Avalon S/2174(Anvil)01 Hammer S/2177(Persephone)02 Renao

S/2172(Ithaca)01 Priam S/2174(Paquin)01 Clawthorn S/2177(Boros)01 Ares

S/2172(Athens)01 Argabuthon S/2174(Sho-Je Downs)01 Kuan Lo S/2177(Boros)02 Turrent's Moon

S/2172(Daedulus)01 Rea S/2174(Delphi)01 Thalia S/2177(Athens)04 Whitefall

S/2172(Daedulus)02 Box S/2175(Bernadette)01 Nautilus S/2177(Meadow)02 Mir

S/2172(Shadow)01 Branson's Mark S/2175(Bernadette)02 Spinrad S/2177(Hera)02 Bullet

S/2172(Shadow)02 Ossolambria S/2175(Moab)01 Red Rock S/2177(Vishnu)01 Rama

S/2172(Shadow)03 Summerfair S/2175(Moab)02 Mesa S/2178(Prophet)02 Perdido

S/2172(Greenleaf)01 Dyton S/2176(Sihnon)03 Xiansheng S/2178(Harvest)02 Higgins' Moon

S/2172(Greenleaf)02 Agyar S/2176(Liann Jiun)01 Tiantan S/2178(Glacier)01 Denali

S/2172(Greenleaf)03 Bryson's Rock S/2176(Liann Jiun)02 Fu S/2178(Zeus)05 Isabel

S/2172(St. Albans)01 Pi Gu S/2176(Osir is)01 Epeuva S/2178(Zeus)06 Betty

S/2172(Aesir)01 Bestla S/2176(Osir is)02 Tannhauser S/2179(Vishnu)02 Ganesha

S/2172(Aesir)02 Borr S/2176(Santo)02 New Luxor S/2179(Meridian)01 Burnet

S/2172(Brisingamen)01 Freya S/2176(Valentine)01 Selene S/2180(Di Yu)01 Yama

S/2172(Brisingamen)02 Beowulf S/2176(Valentine)02 Chons s/2190(Miranda)01 Caliban

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