Sharblu
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| Sharblu Milky Way / Argos Rho / Gorgon | |
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| Planet View | |
| Orbital Distance: | N/A |
| Orbital Period: | 1,711.0 Earth Years |
| Keplerian Ratio: | N/A |
| Radius: | 43,342 km |
| Day Length: | 1,711.0 Earth Years |
| Atm. Pressure: | N/A |
| Surface Temp: | N/A |
| Surface Gravity: | N/A |
| Mass: | N/A |
| Satellites: | N/A |
Location: Milky Way / Argos Rho / Gorgon System / Fourth planet
Prerequisite: UNC: Listening Post Alpha
Prerequisite: UNC: Listening Post Theta
[edit] Description
A standard hydrogen-helium gas giant, the methane in Sharblu's atmosphere gives it an azure hue.
The asari crew who initially surveyed the system (during Earth's 17th century) named Sharblu after a then-popular soprano. The singer was renowned for her unusual skin tone, which was quite similar to that of the planet.
[edit] Trivia
The name of the planet may be a reference in the film The Fifth Element which includes a blue asari-like alien soprano character called Dive Plavalaguna. The diva's name, Plavalaguna, means "blue lagoon" in several Slavic languages.
Sharblu is too small to be a "standard hydrogen-helium gas giant" (William Hubbard, The New Solar System 4th ed, 1999; p. 194). In addition its 17.8 sol-mass star cannot have formed before 7.48 million years ago. It is too hot to attract ices.
It is more likely a superterrestrial protoplanet. The clear gasses in its atmosphere will suffice to induce a Rayleigh scattering effect and an appearance of deep blue (with clouds).

