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Revision for River of Woe planetary nebula

Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2025-06-01 00:28:59]Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2025-06-01 00:40:01]
DISCOVERER
Ru3b3nna53_009Ru3b3nna53_009
NAME
River of Woe planetary nebulaRiver of Woe planetary nebula
SYSTEMNAME
Syrivu GG-X e1-0Syrivu GG-X e1-0
CATEGORY
NebulaeNebulae
CATEGORY 2
REGION
AcheronAcheron
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CALLSIGN
SUMMARY
A blue-green planetary nebula with a water world, one of the few far in the North-East.One of the few North-Eastern planetary nebulae, with a Water World inside.
DESCRIPTION

The River of Woe planetary nebula is named after the river Acheron from ancient Greek mythology, where Charon ferries the souls of the dead deeper into the underworld. Both the colors and the shape of the cloud are reminiscent of the blue-green waters. Unfortunately, explorers can't admire it from close while they are outside: the closest system is 16 ly away, from which the nebula appears fairly small.

The star of the system has collapsed into a neutron star, and a Water World has survived the supernova. The planet has a relatively thin (0.23 atm) carbon dioxide atmosphere, and its most prominent features are its large polar ice caps. These are visible even on the night side of the planet, lit by light reflected by the nebula: the ice caps glow in eerie colors.

The planet also has a rocky moon of its own, where Commanders can land to view the Water World from its surface. However, the distance between the two bodies is 1.88 ls, and as such, the planet doesn't appear much larger than the stars in the sky.

Explorers who have journeyed this far can also visit the Green Aspirant gas giant in the nearby Syrivu AN-M c7-2 system. In addition, there are Chalice Pods to be found in Notable Stellar Phenomena that appear within 500 ly of Crivoe ZG-S d5-12, in systems where there are environments suitable for them.

The River of Woe planetary nebula is named after the river Acheron from ancient Greek mythology, where Charon ferries the souls of the dead deeper into the underworld. Both the colors and the shape of the cloud are reminiscent of the waters. Unfortunately, explorers can't admire it from close while they are outside: the closest system is 16 ly away, from which the nebula appears fairly small.

The star of the system has collapsed into a neutron star, and a Water World has survived the supernova. The planet has a relatively thin (0.23 atm) carbon dioxide atmosphere, and its most prominent features are its large polar ice caps. These are visible even on the night side of the planet, lit by light reflected by the nebula: the ice caps glow in eerie colors.

The planet also has a rocky moon of its own, where Commanders can land to view the Water World from its surface. However, the distance between the two bodies is 1.88 ls, and as such, the planet doesn't appear much larger than the stars in the sky.

Explorers who have journeyed this far can also visit the Green Aspirant gas giant in the nearby Syrivu AN-M c7-2 system. In addition, there are Chalice Pods to be found in Notable Stellar Phenomena that appear within 500 ly of Crivoe ZG-S d5-12, in systems where there are environments suitable for them.

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