Proteus
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| Proteus Milky Way / Artemis Tau / Athens | |
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| Planet View | |
| Orbital Distance: | N/A |
| Orbital Period: | 4.9 Earth Years |
| Keplerian Ratio: | N/A |
| Radius: | 10,210 km |
| Day Length: | 51.4 Earth Hours |
| Atm. Pressure: | 1.21 atm |
| Surface Temp: | 34 °C |
| Surface Gravity: | 1.3 g |
| Mass: | 3.307 Earth Masses |
| Satellites: | N/A |
Location: Milky Way / Artemis Tau / Athens System / Second planet
| Colony | |
| Species: | Human |
| Colony Founded: | 2179 |
| Population: | 12,470 |
| Capital: | Ithaka |
[edit] Description
Like the hanar homeworld, Proteus has more than 90% oceanic cover. The incredible heat thrown off from Athens raises global humidity to 100%, creates constant cloud cover, and powers colossal typhoons that rage across the surface year-round.
Hot, humid, and storm-wracked, Proteus' rare combination of oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and carbon-based biosphere nevertheless recommend it for colonization. A pilot program is studying the possibility of colonies below the ocean surface, away from the worst effects of the weather.
[edit] Assignments
- Survey: UNC: Valuable Minerals: Gas Deposit ×1 (Oxygen)
[edit] Trivia
- In Greek mythology, Proteus was one of the sons of Poseidon, and was a god of the sea.
- Ithaka (Proteus' capital) may be named for the island of Ithaca, the homeland of King Ulysses in Homer's poem The Odyssey.
