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Vulcan is a former rogue planet that, with human intervention, was moved closer to Sol in 7021 and became the new first planet as well as the massive and densest rocky planet in the system, passing Earth.

Overview

Vulcan was once a rogue frozen R-Class object hurtling through the universe until its path was determined to crash into Europa. As Europa was the homeworld of the at the time still reclusive Kya, the Sol System planetary government decided to alter its course so that it would become the new first planet of the Sol System and named it Vulcan in honor of the hypothetical planet of the same name.

History

Vulcan is thought to have formed around a particularly violent star that would eventually throw the planet and its moon out of its parent star system. Tracebacks have determined that Vulcan originated from RS8409-1353-8-11843423-10, a white dwarf 11.843 light years from Sol.

It's hypothesized that Vulcan was once in a distant orbit due to the lack of evidence of a previous atmosphere. The collapse of it's original parent star into a white dwarf caused Vulcan to drift away in the direction of Sol around the time Sol was actually forming.

Vulcan was first detected by the Extrasolar Body Tracking System, or EBTraS. on January 26, 7011. The EBTraS AI initially determined that Vulcan's trajectory would cause it to pass through Jupiter's orbit. Upon further extrapolation, EBTraS determined Vulcan would crash into Europa. The EBTraS AI immediately alerted Jovian authorities who in turn contacted the Sol planetary governments.

The planetary government hired Terragen to help alter Vulcan's trajectory at that time. They started by altering the orbits of a few hundred asteroids so that they swung by the moving rogue planet, then out to Jupiter and then back, using the gravitational attraction to move Vulcan in the desired direction. This slowed its approach and altered its vector so that it would enter into a close orbit of Sol. As the planet approached Sol, the increasing heat from the sun melted long frozen gases on Vulcan and its closely orbiting moon Hephaestus, creating atmospheres on both worlds and turning both into hot Ae-Class worlds.

The planet and its moon immediately became a popular destination for tourists as well as an ideal location for human scientists to study the sun from up close.

Population

Vulcan is too close to the sun to terraform, so most of the inhabitants live near the poles of the planet while most of the remote scientific equipment is located all around the world near the equator facing Sol. The planet is home to over 17.58 million human and alien scientists, who study Sol as well as the planet itself.

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+{{BorealisUniverse}}{{Infobox World
-[[File:Vulcan.jpg|thumb|299x299px]]
+| image1 = Vulcan-New.jpg
-A former rogue world that, with [[Humans|human]] help, joined the [[Sol System]] in 3021 and became the new first planet.
+| caption-image1 = Vulcan from orbit
+| scope = [[Scope:Borealis Universe]]
+| setting = [[Milky Way (Borealis Universe)]]
+| parent_body = [[Sol]]
+| major_moons = [[Hephaestus]]
+| semimajor_axis = 0.139 AU
+| eccentricity = 0.028
+| orbital_period = 18.830 standard days
+| rotation_period = 8.801 standard days
+| axial_tilt = 57°37'13"
+| inclination = 178°40'55"
+| diameter = 11,963.648 km
+| mass = 1.0428 M⊕
+| surface_gravity = 1.1856 G
+| average_temperature = 921.11°C
+| atmospheric_pressure = 3.15 ATM
+| age = 9.443 billion years
+| native_life = None
+| dominant_species = [[Humans]]
+| population = 17,580,000
+| affiliation = [[United Federation of Star Systems]]
+| other_names = Sol I
+| article_creator = Morbiusgreen
+| author = Morbiusgreen (May 30th 2015)
+| title1 = Vulcan
+}}
+'''Vulcan '''is a former rogue planet that, with [[Humans|human]] intervention, was moved closer to '''[[Sol]]''' in 7021 and became the new first planet as well as the massive and densest rocky planet in the system, passing '''[[Earth]]'''.
 == Overview ==
+[[File:Vulcan2.jpg|left|thumb|236x236px|Vulcan from [[Hephaestus (Moon) (Borealis Universe)|Hephaestus]]]]
-This world was once a rogue frozen [[Planet Class|R-Class]] body hurtling through the universe until its path was disturbed by Jupiter’s gravity well. It headed towards Sol on a collision course with the gas giant. A small asteroid diverging company decided to attempt to alter its course so that it would become the new first planet of the Sol System. It was basically practice, but they were overjoyed when it worked. The method they used was to change the orbits of a few hundred asteroids so that they swung by the moving planet, then out to Jupiter and then back, using the gravitational attraction to move Vulcan in the desired direction. This slowed its approach and altered its vector so that it would enter into a close orbit of Sol. As the planet approached Sol, the increasing heat from the sun melted long frozen gases on Vulcan and its closely orbiting moon [[Hephaestus]], creating atmospheres on both worlds and turning both into hot [[Planet Class|D-Class]] worlds.
+Vulcan was once a rogue frozen [[Planet Class|R-Class]] object hurtling through the universe until its path was determined to crash into [[Europa]]. As Europa was the homeworld of the at the time still reclusive Kya, the [[Sol System]] planetary government decided to alter its course so that it would become the new first planet of the Sol System and named it Vulcan in honor of the hypothetical planet of the [[wikipedia:Vulcan_(hypothetical_planet)|same name]].
-[[File:Vulcan1.jpg|left|thumb|288x288px|Vulcan from its moon]]
-After the moon settled into its new 18.8 day orbit, the world was settled by a few scientists who would use the opportunity Vulcan provided to study Sol. The planet orbited Sol at a mere 0.34 AU. It has a rotational period of 30 hours.
+== History ==
-The new mean temperature of Vulcan was 459.5 °C (859.1°F) and had a gravity of 1.2 Gs. It has a diameter of 14996 km (9998 mi). In its past it had obviously seen a bunch of heavy bombardment. Its new atmosphere, which has a pressure of 0.2 and is composed mostly of water vapor can still generate a massive storm near the eternal noon of the side facing the sun. It rages constantly.
+Vulcan is thought to have formed around a particularly violent star that would eventually throw the planet and its moon out of its parent star system. Tracebacks have determined that Vulcan originated from RS8409-1353-8-11843423-10, a white dwarf 11.843 light years from Sol.
+[[File:VulcanMap.jpg|left|thumb|245x245px|Map of Vulcan (Rodrigo's Mod)]]
+It's hypothesized that Vulcan was once in a distant orbit due to the lack of evidence of a previous atmosphere. The collapse of it's original parent star into a white dwarf caused Vulcan to drift away in the direction of Sol around the time Sol was actually forming.
+Vulcan was first detected by the Extrasolar Body Tracking System, or EBTraS. on January 26, 7011. The EBTraS AI initially determined that Vulcan's trajectory would cause it to pass through Jupiter's orbit. Upon further extrapolation, EBTraS determined Vulcan would crash into Europa. The EBTraS AI immediately alerted Jovian authorities who in turn contacted the Sol planetary governments.
-== Population ==
-Vulcan is too close to the sun to terraform, so most live near the terminator of the planet. The planet is home to over 1,000 scientists who study the sun.
+The planetary government hired [[Terragen Co.|Terragen]] to help alter Vulcan's trajectory at that time. They started by altering the orbits of a few hundred asteroids so that they swung by the moving rogue planet, then out to Jupiter and then back, using the gravitational attraction to move Vulcan in the desired direction. This slowed its approach and altered its vector so that it would enter into a close orbit of Sol. As the planet approached Sol, the increasing heat from the sun melted long frozen gases on Vulcan and its closely orbiting moon [[Hephaestus (Moon) (Borealis Universe)|Hephaestus]], creating atmospheres on both worlds and turning both into hot [[Planet Class|Ae-Class]] worlds.
-== Climate ==
-[[File:Vulcan-Map.jpg|thumb|272x272px|Map of planet Vulcan]]
-The world has a climate like the former venus.
+The planet and its moon immediately became a popular destination for tourists as well as an ideal location for human scientists to study the sun from up close.
-The planet has a strong magnetic field that deflects much of the radiation.
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+== Population ==
-[[Category:Sol System]]
+Vulcan is too close to the sun to terraform, so most of the inhabitants live near the poles of the planet while most of the remote scientific equipment is located all around the world near the equator facing Sol. The planet is home to over 17.58 million human and alien scientists, who study Sol as well as the planet itself.
-[[Category:Planets]]