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Smallest planet
With a radius of just 2820 km, is Ereddive the smallest planet in the Eight?
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Re: Smallest planet
Erbieder (Sector 7, No 134) - 2817 km
Isri (Sector 8, No 129) - 2817 km
Isri (Sector 8, No 129) - 2817 km
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Three klicks, eh? It was close. Thanks, stranger!
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Another question: I know which system has the second-longest WP/station run (Ontilain), but which system has the longest?
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Re: Smallest planet
This question needs some math. There is planet_distance parameter (distance from WP to planet centre) and station_vector parameter (station position relative to planet) in planetinfo.plist. So you need to calculate WP-station side of triangle.
Top five systems sorted from longest planet_distance:
Aatenbe (1 63)
Onenceve (4 121)
Arazaes (0 92)
Aesarge (6 138)
Ontilain (6 36)
Top five systems sorted from longest planet_distance:
Aatenbe (1 63)
Onenceve (4 121)
Arazaes (0 92)
Aesarge (6 138)
Ontilain (6 36)
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Thanks again, amigo!
All of which are large planets. Is the largest planet in the Eight among them? Aatenbe, perhaps?
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Aenlege (3, 115) - 6911 km
Onisaned (3, 151) - 6911 km
Onisaned (3, 151) - 6911 km
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<grins> And on a small planet such as Ereddive, the surface gravity would be what - 0.2 standard? Something like that?
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Re: Smallest planet
In first approximation surface gravity is in linear proportion with planet radius. (M ~ R^3, g ~ M * R^-2, -> g ~ R).
So 2820/6378 = 0.442 g.
In reality large planets tended to be more compressed, having more density and more mass. Mars for example has 3397 km radius (3397/6378 = 0.5325 R♁), but due to lower density has only 1/10 of Earth mass and surface gravity only 0.38 g. Extrapolating this tendency planet with 2820 radius will have only 0.32 g or so.
UPD. Planet density is also depends on location. More distance from sun -> more volatiles in protoplanetary nebula -> more ices and less rocks in planet composition -> less density.
So 2820/6378 = 0.442 g.
In reality large planets tended to be more compressed, having more density and more mass. Mars for example has 3397 km radius (3397/6378 = 0.5325 R♁), but due to lower density has only 1/10 of Earth mass and surface gravity only 0.38 g. Extrapolating this tendency planet with 2820 radius will have only 0.32 g or so.
UPD. Planet density is also depends on location. More distance from sun -> more volatiles in protoplanetary nebula -> more ices and less rocks in planet composition -> less density.