The Nuz Planetary
System
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 Nuz
Star
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The history of the Nuz Planetary
System is similar to the history of Earth's own Solar
System. The system began from when the swirling clouds of
hot interstellar gases and particles condensed and formed
the Nuz star. Nuz is a yellow G2 spectral type star, located
about 400 light years away from Earth, in the Milky Way
Galaxy. It is approximately 5.7 billions years old which
makes it 1.1 billion years older than our own sun. Nuz has a
mass of 1.05 and a radius of 1.10 compared to our sun. Tthis
makes it a bit larger and heavier than our own sun, but
smaller than Alpha Centauri A, the star closest to earth.
Its surface temperature is about
5800°K
( the same as our sun) which enables a planet in its "Life
Zone" to sustain an abundance of life in its rich tropical
forests
and vast oceans. Once this
star was formed, large pieces of rocks and frozen liquids
were attracted by its gravitational pull and bound together
at various distances to create the 4 planets that now orbit
around it.
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The 4 Planets Orbiting
Nuz
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Planet
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Distance
from
Nuz
(Earth=1
AU)*
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Moons
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Mass
(Earth=1)
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Diameter
(Earth=12,756
km)
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Mean Surface
Temp
(Earth= -89 to
58°C )
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Rings
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Orbital
Rotation
(Earth
years)
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Rotation
Period
(Earth
days)
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Gravity
at
equator
(Earth=1)
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Atmospheric
composition
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Rean
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0.62
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None
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.751
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6,492
km
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475°C
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no
|
.55
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195
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0.7
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CO2
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Enod
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1.02
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Two
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0.862
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13,998
km
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-80 to
56°C
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yes
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1.6
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1.1
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1.1
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CO2,
N2+O2
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Mondux
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9.35
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None
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89
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55,020
km
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-162°C
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no
|
25.25
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0.45
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0.88
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H2+He
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Raf
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33.85
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None
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15
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3,284
km
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-248°C
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no
|
158.9
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0.79
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0.09
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H2+He
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*AU, which stands for "astronomical
unit", is a unit for measuring distance. One AU is the distance from
the Sun's center to the Earth's center. It is equal to 149,600,000 km
(93,000,000 miles).
The Planet's Orbit
The Planet
Enod
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Enod is the second planet in the
Nuz system. It was formed about 5 billion years ago,
as a result of what is known as the Big Bang Theory. The Big
Bang may have taken place about 15 to 20 billion years ago.
Just like earth, its exact age can not be determined because
of the constant changes that the planet endures due to
erosion, volcanic activity, and constant mineral recycling
that takes place on the planet. Enod's composition
(atmosphere, crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core) is
responsible for the changes that take place on the surface
of the planet.
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Enod is slightly bigger than earth
but with similar properties (see chart above). Its location
in the middle of the system's life zone helps give the
planet a nice tropical climate along its equator, but much
cooler temperatures as you distance yourself from it. The
colder temperatures further away from the equator, create
the large masses of ice glaciers at the planet's poles. It
is estimated the these glaciers contain approximately 25% of
the planet's fresh water.
Enod is about 79% covered by water.
This water sustains an abundance of plant and animal life.
Its two masses of land expand across the planet's equatorial
region. This creates a climate that is suitable for the
growth of large tropical rain forests that provide the
animals and inhabitants with plenty of food and
shelter.
Enod is orbited by two moons
(Oel
and Illag).
These two moons are similar in size and material
composition. It is believed that they were created when a
giant asteroid smashed against Enod, sending asteroid and
planet matter into orbit around the planet. In time, these
particles fused together, creating the two moons that now
orbit Enod at exact opposite sides of the planet.
Over millions of years the two
small moons, orbiting so close to the planet, have been
exposed to constant bombardment from tiny pea size asteroids
and comets. Both moons have weak gravity, so once an object
impacts one of their surfaces (at speeds in excess of 90,000
mph) a billow of dust is released up and eventually begins
to orbit around Enod until it falls towards the planet and
burns in its atmosphere upon entry. When light from Nuz hits
these particles that are spinning around the planet, it
creates a ring
around the
planet.
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