08-28-2009, 12:45 PM | #1 |
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Planet Generation
I generated a planet and system using Space for a fantasy game idea that I have and I wanted to share the results with you all since the ending result was very interesting. Also, for the scientists out there, I wanted some input on how the world would be acting from a meteorological and geological standpoint.
Note: I have not generated the other planets yet, and was not going to do that today. Source Code:
Zeta Tucanae System Information Number of Stars: 1 Star Mass * Primary Star Mass: 1.15 * Star System Age: 4.4 billion years Stellar Characteristics Primary Star Luminosity Class V (Main Sequence) * Spectral Type: F9 * Effective Temperature: 6100 K * Current Luminosity: 2.18805970149253731343 * Star Radius: 0.00616171507211541672 AU * No Gas Giant Arrangement Orbital Zones * Star Inner Limit Radius: 0.115 AU * Star Outer Limit Radius: 46 AU * Star Snow Line: 7.1741643644649102056 AU Zeta Tucanae Orbital Radius Asteroid Belt 0.189508194 AU 1st Orbit: Small Planet () 0.37901639 AU 2nd Orbit: Standard Planet () 0.720131137 AU 3rd Orbit: Standard Planet (Garden) 1.296236046 AU 4th Orbit: Small Planet () 2.203601278 AU Asteroid Belt 4.407202556 AU 5th Orbit: Small Planet () 7.932964602 AU 6th Orbit: Standard Planet () 12.69274336 AU 7th Orbit: Standard Planet () 22.84693805 AU Asteroid Belt 38.33333333 AU Code:
3rd Orbit of the System Standard Planet: Garden Orbital Radius: 1.29623604614966835971 AU Blackbody Temperature: 297.00413223140495867769 K Average Surface Temperature: 299 F Climate: Normal Atmospheric Pressure: 0.85344001880769531842 (Standard) Atmospheric Mass: 0.9 Hydrographic Coverage: 70% Density: 0.9 Diameter: 1.05362965284900656596 Surface Gravity: 0.94826668756410590936 G Mass: 1.05270446152160816144 Resource Value Modifier: Abundant (+1) Planetary Orbital Period: 502.66579768598065420282 days Minimum Separation: 1.10180063922721810575 AU Maximum Separation: 1.49067145307211861367 AU Tidal Effect: 11.0899296196474135365 Sidereal Period: -1.17041373415197556402 Local Calender: 1.17314530128684505372 days Retrograde (28.15548723088428128928 hours) Axial Tilt: 7° Volcanic Activity: Moderate Tectonic Activity: Light Tiny Moon (Rock) Orbital Radius: 26.340741321225164149 Blackbody Temperature: 296.97339284335141225214 K Average Surface Temperature: 285.09445712961735576205 K Climate: Cool Atmospheric Pressure: Trace Atmospheric Mass: Trace Hydrographic Coverage: 0% Density: 0.4 Diameter: 0.17438484861695750147 Surface Gravity: 0.06975393944678300059 G Mass: 0.00212122255991816545 Resource Value Modifier: Average Tidal Effect: 370866.55792795458537341932 (Tide-locked) Tidal Force Exerted: 2.17675847605174376161 Satellite Orbital Period: 7.73978627222668349991 days Volcanic Activity: None Tectonic Activity: None |
08-28-2009, 03:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: Planet Generation
Calculate the temperature at apastron (maximum separation) and periastron (minimum separation). You will find the result interesting.
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08-28-2009, 04:11 PM | #3 |
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Re: Planet Generation
That's not so easy. The thing you have to remember about elliptical orbits is that the part of the orbit which is near the Sun is a shorter period than the part of it which farther out than the median distance. Therefore winter (which thanks to a lack of axial tilt is produced by being actually remote from the sun) is, generally speaking, longer than summer. Northerly climes will be _very_ uninhabitable in the depth of winter, which lasts a long time due to the 2x year length. I wouldn't surprised to see hibernation as a common trait in northern animals.
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08-28-2009, 07:59 PM | #4 |
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08-28-2009, 08:16 PM | #5 |
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Re: Planet Generation
Ok I go the temperatures, and wow, maybe I should tone down the eccentricity
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08-28-2009, 10:12 PM | #6 |
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Re: Planet Generation
A planet functions as a substantial heat sink, so living on an eccentrically orbiting planet won't be quite as extreme as summering on Venus and spending the winter on Mars.
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08-28-2009, 10:25 PM | #7 |
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Re: Planet Generation
Stay away from deserts on the interior of a continent, though.
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08-28-2009, 10:42 PM | #8 |
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Re: Planet Generation
True, but who wants runaway greenhouses in summer, and runaway glaciation in winter? Exactly how much a life bearing planet can "hold" it somewhere in the middle is anyone's guess.
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08-28-2009, 10:48 PM | #9 |
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Re: Planet Generation
Maybe it could have a vast underground eco system.
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08-28-2009, 10:56 PM | #10 |
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Re: Planet Generation
That's what I did way back in my D&D days with my eccentric planet evolved race. Some animals hibernated in deep underground caverns and created a whole separate type of life. Maybe I just wanted my albino apes to show how my flyndarans saw humanity on our eternal spring planet. :)
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