Jupiter
The fifth and largest planet in the solar system and the first gas giant in the Solar system. The only planet in the system that generates more energy than it consumes, the radiation off Jupiter is both a danger and a resource to its 80 moons. Most notably Io, Europa, and Ganymede.
A massive colorful body of wind and storms several times larger than its inner metal core. It's atmosphere is covered in small refinery stations and large fields of junk, as the bodies gravity pulls in innumerable amounts of debris. There is a whole field of experts who preform "Storm Dives" for alien vessels whom fell into the planet during The First Wave, however the constant storms, immense radiation, and crushing gravity have made this a dangerous art.
Due to its immense size, the radiation and gas that prevents deep scans, and danger involved in exploration, only .7%~ of the planet has been mapped, and many legends of what is within Jupiter has passed around. Cults have been formed and refiners and Storm Divers often tell stories of Changed that come out of the planet.
A massive colorful body of wind and storms several times larger than its inner metal core. It's atmosphere is covered in small refinery stations and large fields of junk, as the bodies gravity pulls in innumerable amounts of debris. There is a whole field of experts who preform "Storm Dives" for alien vessels whom fell into the planet during The First Wave, however the constant storms, immense radiation, and crushing gravity have made this a dangerous art.
Due to its immense size, the radiation and gas that prevents deep scans, and danger involved in exploration, only .7%~ of the planet has been mapped, and many legends of what is within Jupiter has passed around. Cults have been formed and refiners and Storm Divers often tell stories of Changed that come out of the planet.
Geography
Basic characteristics.
- Equatorial radius 71,492 km (44,423 mi) 11.209 of Earth's
- Polar radius 66,854 km (41,541 mi) 10.517 of Earth's
- Surface area 6.1469×1010 km2 (2.3733×1010 sq mi) 120.4 of Earth's
- Volume 1.4313×1015 km3 (3.434×1014 cu mi) 1,321 of Earth's
- Mass 1.8982×1027 kg (4.1848×1027 lb) 317.8 of Earth's 1/1047 of Sun's[
- Mean density 1,326 kg/m3 (2,235 lb/cu yd)
- Surface gravity 24.79 m/s2 (81.3 ft/s2) 2.528 g
History
Jupiter was seen early on as a deeply important target for colonization efforts. It's rich atmosphere was full of untold material goods, and though the body itself would never be effective choice for large scale populations, it's 80 moons were covered in valuable materials, and notabily Ganymede was seen as the last body to be a full terraformation candidate. Also fascinating to colonizers of the United Earth Sphere were the volcanic world Io and the moon of ice and ocean Europa both successful candidates of a process called Partial Terraformation, where parts of the planet could be safe for full human exposure, but not all.
After the First Wave, Jupiter became a wild world under the shared dominion of several moons. Eventually however these bodies would unite, and since then the planet has been the star of the Celestial Connection and often it's unifying symbol.
After the First Wave, Jupiter became a wild world under the shared dominion of several moons. Eventually however these bodies would unite, and since then the planet has been the star of the Celestial Connection and often it's unifying symbol.
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