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ENCYCLOPEDIA GALACTICA Edition 428193 - Earth English
EGO 0602-00911069604: Summary
EGO 0602-00911069604 is the fourth satellite of EGO 0602-00911069544 - a fourteen (14) Jovian mass Y-dwarf or 'brown dwarf' informally named 'Freya' - and seventh life bearing world of 'Freya's Necklace'.1 Mass 0.36 Earths, density 2.9 g/cm3, diameter 4173 km.2 Rotational axis tilt is 0.4 degrees with rotation captured to the orbital period of 23415 seconds (0.27 days).3 Orbital eccentricity 0.02, inclined 13.0 degrees, and mean distance of 291 thousand (103) km. Magnetic field is 5% the strength of Earth's. This body has no recognized common name.4
In composition the interior consists of a semi-solid silicate mantle surrounding a molten silicate core - 18% nickel-iron intermix. Less than one (1) per cent of the surface is covered by any metabolic supportive media such as water. The surface is young, barren terrain of silicate igneous rock heavy with iron and copper oxides creating desaturated orange to green hues.5 Highest point is a tidal jet in the northern hemisphere at 917m.
Ninety (90) percent of atmospheric mass extends 3km above ground with 15% variance from pole to equator. A consequence of the satellite's quick rotation and proximity to Freya's gravity well. There is a variance of 4% from near to far sides. Composition: 55.2% nitrogen, 40.4% methane, 3.1% carbon dioxide, 0.8% oxygen, 0.2% trace materials including water vapour.6 Surface pressure averages 31.1 kPa.
The moon's close, eccentric orbit about 'Freya' subjects it to intense gravitational flux. The induced compression generates violent seismic activity apparent in the number of volcanic jets and fractured surface features - no evidence of plate tectonics. The release of such energies can abruptly and permanently change local environmental conditions on the surface.
The thermoconsumptive7 life forms are at a constant disadvantage as organisms do not have sufficient time to adapt to habitats before they change. Biospheric dominance is sparse and congregated close to the poles where there are fewer jets with temperatures sufficiently low to allow small lakes of methane infused water to form. Life persists at the molecular and cellular levels. Multicellular life is not known to exist, though it is observed that differing cellular forms congregate together into symbiotic communities. The communities themselves display mitosic characteristics in that they grow and divide to create daughter communities. Through varying the components of their memberships, new daughter communities dynamically re-adapt to their local habitat.
Heredity is dispersed through the local environment and not maintained in genetic lines. Organisms consume phyletic information from materials in suspension to spawn offspring. Nucleotide-like structures and minerals (providing a crystalline framework) are obtained from surface contact, liquid media and atmospheric aerosols. Organisms similarly replicate and deposit successful trait templates back into the environment. Thus creating a habitational library of characteristics within which organisms assemble the qualities required for the next generation.8 Qualities suitable for survival in an environment that is subject to rapid change.
Notes: EGO: Encyclopedia Galactica Object
See References:
1Definition: 'Freya's Necklace'
2Civilization Humanity: Scientific Standards
3Definition: 'Captured Rotation'
4Civilization Humanity: Naming Conventions For Astronomical Objects
5Civilization Humanity: CIE Colour Chromaticity Table
6The atmosphere is differentiated into nitrogen and methane dominant bands
7Definition: 'Thermoconsumptive Ecologies'
8Habitational Library Heredity: Advantages and Disadvantages
Comments (33)
mejed
Great image and Text.
tetrasnake Online Now!
Fantastic planet!
johndoop
Beautiful detail Great info nice work!!!
eekdog
love the info and cool work on this Clayton.
drifterlee
Cool and interesting!!!!!
iborg64
wonderful image and information to go with it
Cyve
Beautiful creation and fantastic planet ... very very well done!!!
sandra46
AMAZING WORK!
Faemike55
Very cool work and narrative! makes me think of Robert Forward's Dragon's egg - You've got a good start on a great novel! (I write as a die-hard SciFi Fan) You should go with this!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!
artofsouls
Stunning work great text
flavia49
excellent work and writing
mgtcs
Amazing narrative my dear friend, superb space scene, loved the textures and lighting, congratulations!
magnus073
Really sensational work once more Clayton, I have no idea how you come up with these. One thing that is for certain is that these are always an enjoyable experience.
PHELINAS
Amazing creation,dear friend and remarkable text .Détails and light are very well done .Bravo very beautiful work!!!!!
renecyberdoc
interesting yesterday i saw a documentary about red and brown dwarves,one of the "reddies"has taken literally direction and heads towards earth. impact in a couple million years so watch out,depends in which incarnation we walk the planet again in that time and we might be able to welcome the red vokker lol.
MagikUnicorn
Beauty love it
AzimuthDavid
Excellent! Very good!
evielouise
Wen I started opeing it up I thought wow she made a large easter egg lol Excellent ~~
KatesFriend
Holly Serendipity! Very well observed Evie. I didn't even notice that. Mysterious ways they say.
tennesseecowgirl
lol at Evie... and great work my friend.
miwi
Excellent image,super text;love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GrandmaT
Fabulous work!
moochagoo
Quite good work and story
chimera46
Nice place for a vacation. Question, how much methane does it take to make an atmosphere flammable?
Valeriya
Beautiful work!
ragouc
Very good work.
nefertiabet
Wonderful creation and words!!!
Darkwish
Fantastic work, very well done!
anitalee
Excellent
Chipka
I've been away for far too long, and when I peek back into your gallery, I'm immediately whisked into a wonderful, fun universe, full of cool stuff to see and read. I love this. And to top it off, the image is fantastic and so evocative. Yep, this is quite a brilliant scene, and the information embedded in the text is superb. I love the consistency of it, right down to references and footnotes drawn from that universe as well. This, like your past Encyclopedia Galactica works seems to evoke something I can't quite put my finger on: there's a hard science element that is enjoyable, but there's something that makes me think of LeGuin and Borghes; I think it's the whole idea of technical minutae also existing as valid artistic expressions. I love that, especially when a work of fiction references...um...well...fictional reference sources. When done right (as it is here) it's brilliant.