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| title1 = The Phantom Moon
| image1 = MOSHED-2020-4-7-21-33-43.webp
| caption-image1 =
| scope = [[Scope:Endless Horizon]]
| classification = Anomalous Object
| appearance = Lunar-like object with visible ancient ruins on its surface
| function/purpose = Unknown; presumed tied to ancient civilization or dimensional phenomena
| associated_colors = Pale grey, dark craters
| state_of_matter = Solid
| perceptibility = Visible to the naked eye when present
| tangibility = Yes
| containability = No; teleportation renders containment impossible
| scale = Lunar
| size = *0.41 R☽︎ width
*0.92 M☽︎ mass
| common_locations = *Sol system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Haumea)
*Alpha Centauri A
*Alpha Centauri B
*Proxima Centauri
*Tretekka
*Yorrona
*Terra Nova
| predictability = Somewhat predictable; often shifts during planetary alignments
| locomotion = Teleportation between gravity wells
| luminosity = Non-luminous; reflects light
| esoteric_effects = Alters gravitational law to Fg = Gm1m2/r³ near itself
| hostility = None observed
| lethality = None observed
| destructiveness = None directly observed
| persistence = Temporary; 3 months to 2 years at each location
| durability = High; survives repeated relocations intact
| sentience = No
| sapience = No
| autonomy = Yes (self-teleporting)
| origin = Unknown
| date_of_origin = Unknown
| location_of_origin = Unknown
| first_recorded_instance = 18th Feb 2845
| notable_events = *Discovery of ancient ruins on its surface during 2846 expedition
*Observed disappearances and reappearances during planetary alignments
}}

The Phantom Moon is an object that seems to appear and disappear in random planetary or solar gravity wells on its own whims. Recorded locations include:

* Around Sol
* Mercury
* Venus
* Mars
* Saturn
* Haumea
* Alpha Centauri A
* Alpha Centauri B
* Proxima Centauri
* Tretekka
* Yorrona
* Terra Nova

It seems to spend no less than three months and no more than two years at every world it visits.

Gravity also appears to change in proximity to the Phantom Moon, with Fg=Gm1m2/r^2 becoming Fg=Gm1m2/r^3. This causes gravity to fall off a lot quicker, making orbits around the Phantom Moon very difficult.

An expedition to the Phantom Moon was launched on the 16th of March, 2846. When the ship had arrived, the Phantom Moon appeared to have the ruins of a massive civilisation dotted around the surface.

This civilization, judging by its tech, would seem to be around 2 million years old and a late Type 2.

It has been observed to disappear and reappear under certain conditions, like on the day of any planetary alignment. It has been observed to disappear and reappear at one of two locations:

Terra Nova (Outside Selene's orbit)

or Alpha Centauri (As a freefloating object).

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