Federal Colonies Zone 1

Official Designation Zone 1 of the Federal Colonies comprises all planets in the Sol system and is controlled directly by the UEF government. Territory within the Sol system that is not on the planet Earth is not subject to national or corporate appropriation by claim of sovereignty. Colonies and outposts within this region are not considered to be the territory of any one nation or corporation. This means no territory within this region can declare itself a nation, independent of UEF control. The System Still the centre of the galaxy as far as the majority of humanity is concerned, Sol is a yellow-orange, main sequence dwarf star (G2V) about 4.6 billion years old. Sol has no stellar companions and is therefore a single, or unary star system. This is very fortunate for Earth life because stable planetary orbits like the Earth's are much more likely to occur around single stars. Sol has a system of 9 planets and an asteroid belt. There are 7 major colonies in the Sol system: Earth, Luna, Mars, Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io and Titan. In addition to these major colonies, there are numerous mining, scientific and military outposts as well as other smaller colonies.

Geography

Astronomical bodies in bold are those with significant colonies

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Luna - Earth's moon
Mars
The Asteroid Belt
The Circum-Jove system, containing:
Jupiter
Callisto - Jupiter's second largest moon
Europa - Jupiter's fourth largest moon
Ganymede - Jupiter's largest moon
Io - Jupiter's third largest moon
Saturn
Titan - Saturn's largest moon
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto - A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt

Tourism

In star systems like Sol, interplanetary cruises are affordable and popular. Offworld packages such as the 'Red Planet' tour of Mars, and the 'Rings of Saturn' cruise are popular and comparable in cost to exotic intercontinental holidays of the 20th Century.

Alternative Name(s)

Sol System

Type

Solar System

Location under

Federal Colonies Zone 2

Included Locations