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Vela

Planets and Moons

Primary Classes

Bulk Composition

Describes the bulk composition of a planet or a moon, i.e. the major substance forming the world.

Terrestria: Worlds in this class that are made of solid elements.
- Telluria: These worlds are mainly composed of silicate elements around a core made of mostly iron.
- Aquaria: Worlds in the aquaria class are made of either water or ice and are the prime candidates for complex life.
- Ferria: Worlds of this class have cores rich in iron and typically lack a mantle.
- Carbonia: Carboniae are, as their name suggests, primarily composed of carbon and tend to be dark in coloration.
- Cthonia: The cores of aeriae that have been stripped of their atmosphere in a process called the hydrodynamic escape.
Aeria: Worlds of this type are made of gaseous elements and lack a solid surface.
- Jovia: Joviae are the most common type of ariae, primarily made of hydrogen and helium.
- Neptunia: Aeriae with a significant fraction of their masses made of hydrogen and another fraction made of volatiles like water.
- Helia: Worlds of this rare class are dominated by an atmosphere made of helium instead of hydrogen.

Mass

Mass classifications for terrestriae, in Earth masses:

<0.002 (mini)
0.002-0.02 (sub)
0.02-2 (no prefix)
2-10 (super)
>10 (mega)

Mass classifications for joviae, in Jupiter masses:

0.02-0.2 (sub)
0.2-2 (no prefix)
2-10 (super)
>10 (mega)

Mass classifications for neptuniae, in Earth masses:

<4 (mini)
4-10 (sub)
10-25 (no prefix)
25-60 (super)
>60 (mega)

Conditions

Terrestriae can be separated by their atmosphere and hydrosphere into several classes.

Selenic: Worlds of this class lack both an atmosphere and any liquids on their surface.
Desertic: Atmospheric worlds that do not have any liquids on their surface.
Arid: Worlds of this type have a small amount of liquid substance on their surface, such as lakes and rivers.
Marine: These worlds have seas of a liquid substance along with significant landmasses.
Oceanic: Oceanic worlds that are enveloped by a global ocean, occasionally with a minimal number of islands.
Abyssal: These worlds are engulfed by oceans whose seabed lies hundreds of kilometers below, with exotic forms of ice forming under the sheer pressure.

Aeriae can be separated by their average windspeed into five distinct classifications.

Tranquil: <100 km/h
Windswept: 100 to 500 km/h
Turbulent: 500 to 1,000 km/h
Tempestuous: 1,000 to 2,000 km/h
Raging: >2,000 km/h

Temperature

Worlds are categorized by surface temperature (or, with aeriae, temperature at the 1 atm level) into eight groups.

Scorched: <1000 °C
Torrid: 500 to 1000 °C
Hot: 120 to 500 °C
Warm: 30 to 120 °C
Temperate: -30 to 30 °C
Cool: -100 to -30 °C
Cold: -180 to -100 °C
Frigid: >180 °C

Secondary Classes

Habitability

Worlds are classified by their habitability into six distinct classes. The prefix neo is added for worlds that were artificially introduced to life.

Extinct: These worlds were once inhabited by life, but cataclysmic events have rendered them uninhabitable.
Organic: Worlds of this class contain suitable conditions for the emergence of life, but none has been confirmed.
Primordial: Primordial worlds are inhabited by simple, microbial life.
Subhabitable: These worlds are home to complex life but have not undergone any explosions of diversity.
Habitable: Worlds on which life has had one significant explosion of diversity.
Superhabitable: Superhabitable worlds have gone through multiple explosions of diversity without a decrease in between.

Asteroids

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+= Planets and Moons =
-==Primary Classes==
+== Primary Classes ==
-===Bulk Composition===
+=== Bulk Composition ===
 Describes the '''bulk composition''' of a planet or a moon, i.e. the major substance forming the world.
+* '''Terrestria''': Worlds in this class that are made of solid elements.
+** '''Telluria''': These worlds are mainly composed of silicate elements around a core made of mostly iron.
+** '''Aquaria''': Worlds in the aquaria class are made of either water or ice and are the prime candidates for complex life.
+** '''Ferria''': Worlds of this class have cores rich in iron and typically lack a mantle.
+** '''Carbonia''': Carboniae are, as their name suggests, primarily composed of carbon and tend to be dark in coloration.
+** '''Cthonia''': The cores of aeriae that have been stripped of their atmosphere in a process called the hydrodynamic escape.
+* '''Aeria''': Worlds of this type are made of gaseous elements and lack a solid surface.
+** '''Jovia''': Joviae are the most common type of ariae, primarily made of hydrogen and helium.
+** '''Neptunia''': Aeriae with a significant fraction of their masses made of hydrogen and another fraction made of volatiles like water.
+** '''Helia''': Worlds of this rare class are dominated by an atmosphere made of helium instead of hydrogen.
+=== Mass ===
-*'''Terrestria''': Worlds in this class that are made of solid elements.
-**'''Telluria''': These worlds are mainly composed of silicate elements around a core made of mostly iron.
-**'''Aquaria''': Worlds in the aquaria class are made of either water or ice and are the prime candidates for complex life.
-**'''Ferria''': Worlds of this class have cores rich in iron and typically lack a mantle.
-**'''Carbonia''': Carboniae are, as their name suggests, primarily composed of carbon and tend to be dark in coloration.
-**'''Cthonia''': The cores of aeriae that have been stripped of their atmosphere in a process called the hydrodynamic escape.
-*'''Aeria''': Worlds of this type are made of gaseous elements and lack a solid surface.
-**'''Jovia''': Joviae are the most common type of ariae, primarily made of hydrogen and helium.
-**'''Neptunia''': Aeriae with a significant fraction of their masses made of hydrogen and another fraction made of volatiles like water.
-**'''Helia''': Worlds of this rare class are dominated by an atmosphere made of helium instead of hydrogen.
-===Mass===
 Mass classifications for '''terrestriae''', in '''Earth''' masses:
+* <0.002 ('''mini''')
-*<span style="color: DarkRed;"><0.002 ('''mini''')</span>
+* 0.002-0.02 ('''sub''')
-*<span style="color: GoldenRod;">0.002-0.02 ('''sub''')</span>
+* 0.02-2 ('''no prefix''')
+* 2-10 ('''super''')
-*<span style="color: Green;">0.02-2 ('''no prefix''')</span>
-*<span style="color: DodgerBlue;">2-10 ('''super''')</span>
+* >10 ('''mega''')
-*<span style="color: Purple;">>10 ('''mega''')</span>
 Mass classifications for '''joviae''', in '''Jupiter''' masses:
+* 0.02-0.2 ('''sub''')
-*<span style="color: GoldenRod;">0.02-0.2 ('''sub''')</span>
+* 0.2-2 ('''no prefix''')
-*<span style="color: Green;">0.2-2 ('''no prefix''')</span>
+* 2-10 ('''super''')
-*<span style="color: DodgerBlue;">2-10 ('''super''')</span>
+* >10 ('''mega''')
-*<span style="color: Purple;">>10 ('''mega''')</span>
 Mass classifications for '''neptuniae''', in '''Earth''' masses:
+* <4 ('''mini''')
+* 4-10 ('''sub''')
+* 10-25 ('''no prefix''')
+* 25-60 ('''super''')
+* >60 ('''mega''')
+=== Conditions ===
-*<span style="color: DarkRed;"><4 ('''mini''')</span>
-*<span style="color: GoldenRod;">4-10 ('''sub''')</span>
-*<span style="color: Green;">10-25 ('''no prefix''')</span>
-*<span style="color: DodgerBlue;">25-60 ('''super''')</span>
-*<span style="color: Purple;">>60 ('''mega''')</span>
-===Conditions===
 '''Terrestriae''' can be separated by their '''atmosphere''' and '''hydrosphere''' into several classes.
+* '''Selenic''': Worlds of this class lack both an atmosphere and any liquids on their surface.
-*'''Selenic''': Worlds of this class lack both an atmosphere and any liquids on their surface.
+* '''Desertic''': Atmospheric worlds that do not have any liquids on their surface.
-*'''Desertic''': Atmospheric worlds that do not have any liquids on their surface.
+* '''Arid''': Worlds of this type have a small amount of liquid substance on their surface, such as lakes and rivers.
-*'''Arid''': Worlds of this type have a small amount of liquid substance on their surface, such as lakes and rivers.
+* '''Marine''': These worlds have seas of a liquid substance along with significant landmasses.
-*'''Marine''': These worlds have seas of a liquid substance along with significant landmasses.
+* '''Oceanic''': Oceanic worlds that are enveloped by a global ocean, occasionally with a minimal number of islands.
-*'''Oceanic''': Oceanic worlds that are enveloped by a global ocean, usually with a minimal number of islands.
+* '''Abyssal''': These worlds are engulfed by oceans whose seabed lies hundreds of kilometers below, with exotic forms of ice forming under the sheer pressure.
-*'''Abyssal''': These worlds are engulfed by oceans whose seabed lies hundreds of kilometers below, with exotic forms of ice forming under the sheer pressure.
 '''Aeriae''' can be separated by their average '''windspeed''' into five distinct classifications.
+* '''Tranquil''': <100 km/h
+* '''Windswept''': 100 to 500 km/h
+* '''Turbulent''': 500 to 1,000 km/h
+* '''Tempestuous''': 1,000 to 2,000 km/h
+* '''Raging''': >2,000 km/h
+=== Temperature ===
-*'''Tranquil''': <100 km/h
-*'''Windswept''': 100 to 500 km/h
-*'''Turbulent''': 500 to 1,000 km/h
-*'''Tempestuous''': 1,000 to 2,000 km/h
-*'''Raging''': >2,000 km/h
-===Temperature===
 Worlds are categorized by '''surface temperature''' (or, with '''aeriae''', temperature at the 1 atm level) into eight groups.
+* '''Scorched''': <1000 °C
+* '''Torrid''': 500 to 1000 °C
+* '''Hot''': 120 to 500 °C
+* '''Warm''': 30 to 120 °C
+* '''Temperate''': -30 to 30 °C
+* '''Cool''': -100 to -30 °C
+* '''Cold''': -180 to -100 °C
+* '''Frigid''': >180 °C
+== Secondary Classes ==
-*'''Scorched''': <1000 °C
-*'''Torrid''': 500 to 1000 °C
-*'''Hot''': 120 to 500 °C
-*'''Warm''': 30 to 120 °C
-*'''Temperate''': -30 to 30 °C
-*'''Cool''': -100 to -30 °C
-*'''Cold''': -180 to -100 °C
-*'''Frigid''': >180 °C
-==Secondary Classes==
-===Habitability===
-Worlds are classified by their '''habitability''' into six distinct classes. The prefix '''neo''' is added for worlds which were artificially introduced to life.
-*'''Extinct''': These worlds were once inhabited by life, but cataclysmic events have rendered them uninhabitable.
-*'''Organic''': Worlds of this class contain suitable conditions for the emergence of life, but none has been confirmed.
-*'''Primordial''': Primordial worlds are inhabited by simple, microbial life.
-*'''Subhabitable''': These worlds are home to complex life but have not undergone any explosions of diversity.
-*'''Habitable''': Worlds on which life has had one significant explosion of diversity.
-*'''Superhabitable''': Superhabitable worlds have gone through multiple explosions of diversity without a decrease in between.
+=== Habitability ===
-=Miscellaneous=
+Worlds are classified by their '''habitability''' into six distinct classes. The prefix '''neo''' is added for worlds that were artificially introduced to life.
+* '''Extinct''': These worlds were once inhabited by life, but cataclysmic events have rendered them uninhabitable.
+* '''Organic''': Worlds of this class contain suitable conditions for the emergence of life, but none has been confirmed.
+* '''Primordial''': Primordial worlds are inhabited by simple, microbial life.
+* '''Subhabitable''': These worlds are home to complex life but have not undergone any explosions of diversity.
+* '''Habitable''': Worlds on which life has had one significant explosion of diversity.
+* '''Superhabitable''': Superhabitable worlds have gone through multiple explosions of diversity without a decrease in between.
+= Asteroids =
-==Examples From Fiction and Reality==
+[[Category:Scope: Vela - Core]]
-*[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tatooine Tatooine] from [[wikipedia:Star_Wars|Star Wars]]: Warm Desertic Telluria / Subhabitable
+[[Category:Author: TheStellarExplorer]]
-*[https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Mars Mars] from [[wikipedia:Elite_Dangerous|Elite Dangerous]]: Temperate Marine Subtelluria / Neohabitable
-*[https://subnautica.fandom.com/wiki/Planet_4546B 4546B] from [[wikipedia:Subnautica|Subnautica]]: Temperate Oceanic Aquaria / Habitable
-*[[wikipedia:Jupiter|Jupiter]]: Cold Windswept Jovia
-[[Category:*Scope: Vela]]
-[[Category:TheStellarExplorer's Articles]]