StarCitizen:Sol system
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Template:For Template:System The Sol system (also known as Solar System) is the birthplace of StarCitizen:Humanity and capital of the Empire. The StarCitizen:Imperator, Senate and many other major StarCitizen:UEE institutions are based on Earth (Sol III). Among the many historical milestones that the system can lay claim to is the first ever terraformed planet, Mars (Sol IV).
Planets
Mercury : Sol I
Due to an orbital eccentricity, this small planet experiences the greatest temperature variations of any planet in the system.
Venus : Sol II
Venus' atmosphere is almost entirely composed of carbon dioxide, which makes it the hottest planet in the Sol System.
Earth : Sol III
Humanity's homeworld and namesake of the United Empire of Earth. It is the center of the StarCitizen:UEE political machine and a focal point in the Empire's commerce and culture. Centuries of habitation have stripped the planet of its natural resources resulting in a heavy dependence on imports for the billions that live here.
Mars : Sol IV
A prosperous and populous planet, StarCitizen:Mars was the Empire's first successfully terraformed planet. The process was marred by what is today known as the StarCitizen:Mars Tragedy when a terraforming disaster killed 4,876 people in StarCitizen:2125.
Jupiter : Sol V
This gas giant is the largest planet in the Sol System.
Saturn : Sol VI
A gas giant best known for its set of planetary rings.
Uranus : Sol VII
This ice giant has an unusual lopsided magnetic field due to a dramatic tilt of its axis that places its north and south poles where most other planets have their equator.
Neptune : Sol VIII
An ice giant whose differential rotation contributes to it having the strongest winds in the Sol System.
Pluto : Sol IX (Dwarf Planet)
This dwarf planet was the first major StarCitizen:Kuiper Belt object to ever be discovered and is primarily made of ice and rock.
Asteroid belts
Herschel Belt
Also known simply as 'The Asteroid Belt', the Hershel Belt is located between StarCitizen:Mars and StarCitizen:Jupiter and contains objects such as Dwarf Planet StarCitizen:Ceres.
Kuiper Belt
The StarCitizen:Kuiper Belt lies beyond StarCitizen:Neptune's orbit and contains objects such as StarCitizen:Pluto.
Planetary rings
Jovian Rings
A planetary asteroid belt orbiting Jupiter.
Rings of Neptune
A planetary asteroid belt orbiting Neptune.
Rings of Saturn
A planetary asteroid belt orbiting Saturn.
Rings of Uranus
A planetary asteroid belt orbiting Uranus.
Space stations
INS Dunleavy
Orbiting between StarCitizen:Saturn and StarCitizen:Uranus next to the StarCitizen:Sol - Davien jump point, this orbital Naval base acts as the main operational center for the main Sol fleet.
TDD Kesner
Orbiting outside the StarCitizen:Kuiper Belt, next to the StarCitizen:Sol - Croshaw jump point, StarCitizen:TDD Kesner is a major shipping hub where most cargo moving to StarCitizen:Earth is first processed - to help alleviate congestion on the Empire's capital world.
IMS Bolliver
Though it is no longer in active service since the Marine forces stationed here were reassigned to StarCitizen:Mars, the base remains strictly off limits.
Known jump points
Trivia
- CIG sometimes refers to other systems as "solar systems", which occasionaly sparks heated debates among players. The use of "solar systems" to mean planetary systems other than ours, around other stars, appears in popular media articles, scientific websites, published scientific papers and scientific conferences.<ref>"[...] many solar systems have more than one star [...]." Our Sun: Facts, nasa.gov</ref><ref>An Overview of the Extreme Solar Systems III Conference, astrobites.org, Dec 22, 2015</ref><ref>Fitting random stable solar systems to Titius-Bode laws, arxiv.org, 10 Oct 1997</ref><ref>Studies of Expolanets and Solar Systems with SPICA, arxiv.org, 20 Nov 2009</ref><ref>Evolved solar systems in Praesepe, arxiv.org, 6 Dec 2010 </ref><ref>Q in Other Solar Systems, arxiv.org, 25 Sep 2012]</ref><ref>ESA selects PLATO mission to hunt for planets in other solar systems, seradata.com, Feb 26, 2014</ref><ref>Herschel Serves up Solar Systems with Extra Comets, nasa.gov, 11.27.12, archived</ref>
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