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 - Galactic Exploration Catalog - 
Revision for Via Gravitatis

Previous Revision, by LCU No Fool Like One [2022-07-11 16:57:22]Selected revision, by LCU No Fool Like One [2022-07-11 21:22:40]
DISCOVERER
VaronicaVaronica
NAME
Via GravitatisVia Gravitatis
SYSTEMNAME
KOI 1701KOI 1701
CATEGORY
Planetary FeaturesPlanetary Features
CATEGORY 2
REGION
Inner Orion SpurInner Orion Spur
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CALLSIGN
SUMMARY
A very high gravity landable planet, over 45 G.A very high gravity landable planet, over 45 G.
DESCRIPTION

Discovered during a survey of previously unrecorded KOI catalogue systems, Via Gravitatis (KOI 1701 A) is Currently the record highest gravity for a landable planet, as of September 6, 3307. The previous was 11.6 G, making this a significantly larger world.

Astrophotography by CMDR rex1973

Galnet News Digest

The discovery of a 45 g landable planet in the KOI 1701 system creates a dilemma for commanders. After trekking 6,000 LY from the Bubble to see it, do they really want to attempt to touch down safely on this extraordinary planet, which seems to be made primarily of iron? With a surface temperature of merely 4,000 degrees Kelvin (that’s 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or nearly as hot as people claim Death Valley on Earth is) getting out and walking around wouldn’t much of an option, even if you could get up from your flight chair, which you can’t, as the average commander will have an effective weight of around half a tonne.

Were it not for your flight suit assisting your normal bodily functions, just sitting still in your chair would be way too much exercise to handle. As your hand is too heavy to lift to the launch button, you’d better get used to being here. If you came in an Asp Explorer, on this planet it weighs more than 18,000 tonnes, as much as 16 unladen Lakon Type-9s on Earth. It would be daft to visit this inhospitable planet.

But if you do, the only way to experience this planet’s extraordinary 45 g pulling power is flight-assist off.

Discovered during a survey of previously unrecorded KOI catalogue systems, Via Gravitatis (KOI 1701 A) is Currently the record highest gravity for a landable planet, as of September 6, 3307. The previous was 11.6 G, making this a significantly larger world.

Astrophotography by CMDR rex1973

Galnet News Digest

The discovery of a 45 g landable planet in the KOI 1701 system creates a dilemma for commanders. After trekking 6,000 LY from the Bubble to see it, do they really want to attempt to touch down safely on this extraordinary planet, which seems to be made primarily of iron? With a surface temperature of nearly 4,000 degrees Kelvin (that’s 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or nearly as hot as people claim Death Valley on Earth is) getting out and walking around wouldn’t much of an option, even if you could get up from your flight chair, which you can’t, as the average commander will have an effective weight of around half a tonne.

Were it not for your flight suit assisting your normal bodily functions, just sitting still in your chair would be way too much exercise to handle. As your hand is too heavy to lift to the launch button, you’d better get used to being here. If you came in an Asp Explorer, on this planet it weighs more than 18,000 tonnes, as much as 16 unladen Lakon Type-9s on Earth. It would be daft to visit this inhospitable planet.

But if you do, the only way to experience this planet’s extraordinary 45 g pulling power is flight-assist off.

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