| Revision for Ice Shanty | ||
| Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2025-03-28 16:56:03] | → | Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2025-03-30 18:54:11] |
| DISCOVERER | ||
| Notso F. Obvious | → | Notso F. Obvious |
| NAME | ||
| Ice Shanty | → | Ice Shanty |
| SYSTEMNAME | ||
| Hypo Brou MX-L d7-0 | → | Hypo Brou MX-L d7-0 |
| CATEGORY | ||
| Sights and Scenery | → | Sights and Scenery |
| CATEGORY 2 | ||
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| REGION | ||
| Sagittarius Carina Arm | → | Sagittarius Carina Arm |
| LATITUDE | ||
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| LONGITUDE | ||
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| CALLSIGN | ||
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| SUMMARY | ||
| An icy moon orbiting a gas giant on a highly inclined orbit, almost perpendicular to the gas giant's rings. | → | An icy moon orbiting a gas giant on a highly inclined orbit, almost perpendicular to the gas giant's rings. |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
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This system contains a gas giant (B 6) with three rings, the third one being about 3 ls wide, with an outer radius of 8.5 ls. There is a large gap of over 5 ls between the second and third rings, cleared out by four shepherd moons orbiting in between them.
The orbit of the fifth moon (B 6 e) lies outside the outer ring and is inclined by over 85 degrees, providing a breathtaking view of the three ring systems and the inner moons from its icy surface.
Frequently getting in a position directly above that cleared out space between the icy rings, the moon is affectionately nicknamed "Ice Shanty" after a temporary structure used for shelter that is built above a hole in the ice for fishing.
| → | This system contains a gas giant (B 6) with three rings, with the outermost one being about 3 ls wide, stretching out to 8.5 ls. There is a large gap of over 5 ls between the second and third rings, cleared out by four shepherd moons orbiting in between them.
The orbit of the fifth moon (B 6 e) lies outside the outer ring and is inclined by over 85 degrees, providing a breathtaking view of the three ring systems and of the inner moons from its icy surface.
Since the moon frequenty gets into a position directly above the wide gap in the rings, it has been nicknamed "Ice Shanty" by its discoverer after a temporary structure used for shelter that is built above a hole in the ice for fishing.
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