Earth
Description
Seat of power of the United Earth Federation and home to over 10 billion people, Earth is the heart of the galaxy as far as humanity is concerned.
Centuries of unchecked industrialisation with little or no concern for the long-term environmental impact has left much of Earth a polluted, overcrowded and resource-poor planet. The advent of fusion power and other 'clean' energy sources such as orbital solar power satellites, along with green reclamation projects have helped to slow this trend, but the damage has already been done.
Wealth and social status on Earth range from the most desperate poverty and oppression in history to unprecedented levels of riches and power. Those who rule the powerful corporations have every possible trapping of wealth, including mansions, resorts, travel, obedient servants, private armies and more.
Beyond the corporate preserves and the houses of the rich and the politically powerful, there are many millions of people who live uneasy middle-class lives in a world with few certainties. And then there are the dispossessed; billions of people who live in the vast urban sprawls, working at menial jobs or surviving on government subsidies. Or preying on others.
There are many stations and space habitats in orbit around Earth. The largest is Unity Space Station, one of the largest man-made structures in space, a spaceport housing over 70,000 people at any one time. This is also the base of the MSF Sol aerospace arm of the ICM.
There is also a Federal Colony on Earth's moon, Luna.
Geography
Statistics
STAR SYSTEM: Sol
ORBIT RADIUS: 1 AU
TYPE: Terran
DENSITY: 1
DIAMETER: 12756km
GRAVITY: 1 G
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ATMOSPHERE: Standard
PRESSURE: 1
COMPOSITION: Nitrogen/Oxygen
ORBITAL PERIOD: 365 days
ROTATIONAL PERIOD: 24 hours
WATER: Oceans
% WATER: 70
% ICE: 5
% CLOUDS: 59
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POLAR TEMPERATURE: -35 C
EQUATORIAL TEMPERATURE: 40 C
SATELLITES: 1
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METAL ORE: 50
RADIOACTIVE ORE: 20
PRECIOUS METAL: 5
RAW CRYSTAL: 15
PRECIOUS GEMS: 5
Maps
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Earth Map
Map of the Earth
Type
Planet
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