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{{Infobox:_Moon|title1 = Io|parent_planet = [[Jupiter]]|image1 = IoNew.jpg|caption1 = Io as seen from orbit|orbital_period = 42ʰ05ᵐ18.93ˢ|diameter = 3636.15 km|rotation_period = 24ʰ19ᵐ24.47ˢ|average_tempreature = 18.713°C|atmospheric_pressure = 1.1 ATM|surface_gravity = 0.18358 G|age = 4.570 billion years|life = Organic Unicellular (Marine/Terrestrial)|dominant_speceis = [[Humans]]|sentinent_population = 100 million|under_control_of = [[Federations of United Star Systems]]|additonal_notes = Io has been playfully nicknamed "The Australia of Sol"}}Io is one of [[Jupiter|Jupiter's]] Galilean moons and one of the most geologically active bodies in the [[Sol System]]. |
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One of the four Galilean moons of [[Jupiter]]. |
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== History == |
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Io formed in Jupiter's orbit around the same time the Sol system was forming over four billion years ago. Due to its proximity to the massive gas giant, the moon has remained geologically active for billions of years. |
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One of |
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the most recent [[Sol System]] bodies to be terraformed. the former cold [[Planet Class|S-Class]] moon turned temperate [[Planet Class|E-Class]] has an atmosphere now stuffed with |
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greenhouse gasses at 1.3 atmospheres and a new day of over one day, the mean |
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temperature is a warm 23.3°C |
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(74 °F).A heavily volcanic world, the technology to change this |
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deadly moon into a place where [[humans]] could live was not available until the 2740s. Creating an atmosphere was the least of their |
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worries. At the time of terraforming, Io only had around 2,000 scientists and |
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their family living deep beneath the surface in hollowed out towns. |
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Humans first set foot on Io during the Great Sol System Tour of 2371-2375. Twenty years later, a massive lava tube was discovered and the first colony was established within the natural tubes in order to study the moon and Jupiter from a close distance. |
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The terraforming began in 2752 when massive magnets were placed in |
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orbit and miles beneath the surface of the planet. Massive drills then began to |
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dig into the surface and were attached to massive space elevators which |
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Once that was accomplished an atmosphere was introduced as |
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well as desert plants and animals, as those funding the terraforming wanted a |
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mostly desert world. Terraforming to specifications was completed in 3131. |
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As the moon was one of the most geologically active bodies in the system, massive drills excavated massive holes deep into the surface. These drills were then attached to massive space elevators which |
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As the terraforming of the Sol System was underway, a few ideas were put forth on how to terraform the volcanic moon, but it wasn't until the year 12501 that the technology became available to safely create an atmosphere on such a world. |
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Taking hints from the terraforming of the [[Moon]], initially Io was bombarded with many ice asteroids and comets, which had the desired effect of cooling the surface as well as creating a proto-atmosphere. |
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Due to the still geologically active nature of the moon, it was determined that the surface would most likely a desert world and as such terrestrial desert plants and animals were imported to seed the new world. Terraforming was completed in 13131 and the first surface settlements were built three years later. |
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== Population == |
== Population == |
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Despite having been terraformed millennia ago, it is |
Despite having been terraformed millennia ago, it is still one of the least populated of the major terraformed worlds with only 100 million |
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the least populated of the major terraformed worlds with only 300 million |
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adapted to the desert climates of many worlds remarkably well. |
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Most Ioians are nomadic, moving across the warm desert |
Most Ioians are nomadic, moving across the warm desert |
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== Climate == |
== Climate == |
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Due to its nature as a geologically active planetary body, the majority of oxygen producing life exists within the small lunar oceans. The plants and animals that live on the surface are all genetically engineered from terrestrial desert plant and animal stock. |
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While the technology of the time could have made Io a |
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relative paradise, the settlers wanted a desert environment that they were used |
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to, so the world was seeded with desert plants and animals engineered to adapt |
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to the environment. There is more land on the moon than water, which pools in small |
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seas. |
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Despite the terraforming effort there is still a large |
Despite the terraforming effort there is still a large |
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Revision as of 19:32, April 26, 2020
Template:Infobox: MoonIo is one of Jupiter's Galilean moons and one of the most geologically active bodies in the Sol System.
History
Io formed in Jupiter's orbit around the same time the Sol system was forming over four billion years ago. Due to its proximity to the massive gas giant, the moon has remained geologically active for billions of years.
Humans first set foot on Io during the Great Sol System Tour of 2371-2375. Twenty years later, a massive lava tube was discovered and the first colony was established within the natural tubes in order to study the moon and Jupiter from a close distance.
As the moon was one of the most geologically active bodies in the system, massive drills excavated massive holes deep into the surface. These drills were then attached to massive space elevators which channeled the excess geothermal energy into orbiting magnets and soon starships leaving the system stopped by to tap the excess energy from the moon. This helped to curtail the overwhelming energy used by the moon
As the terraforming of the Sol System was underway, a few ideas were put forth on how to terraform the volcanic moon, but it wasn't until the year 12501 that the technology became available to safely create an atmosphere on such a world.
Taking hints from the terraforming of the Moon, initially Io was bombarded with many ice asteroids and comets, which had the desired effect of cooling the surface as well as creating a proto-atmosphere.
Due to the still geologically active nature of the moon, it was determined that the surface would most likely a desert world and as such terrestrial desert plants and animals were imported to seed the new world. Terraforming was completed in 13131 and the first surface settlements were built three years later.
Population
Despite having been terraformed millennia ago, it is still one of the least populated of the major terraformed worlds with only 100 million inhabitants. The population is made up of humans who lived in dry desert climates.
Most Ioians are nomadic, moving across the warm desert volcanic landscape most of the time. Most of the small settlements exist around the small seas that dot the world.
Climate
Due to its nature as a geologically active planetary body, the majority of oxygen producing life exists within the small lunar oceans. The plants and animals that live on the surface are all genetically engineered from terrestrial desert plant and animal stock.
Despite the terraforming effort there is still a large amount of volcanism, leading the night side of the planet dotted with lava. This, in addition to the many greenhouse gasses, keeps the moon warm.