Ganymede
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| Ganymede | |
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| Planetary characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Orbit | 1,070,000 from Jupiter (mean) |
| Diameter | 5,262 km (equatorial) |
| Surface Gravity | 0.14 G |
| Year | 7.154 days |
| Day | 7.154 hours |
| Mean Temperature | 122°K (-151°C) |
| Atmosphere | n/a |
| Water/Ice Index | 90% |
| Political Affiliation | Fenspace Convention |
| Government | Direct Democracy |
| Capital | Serenity Valley |
| “ | Ganymede isn't the Belt, there's a lot of connectivity between the domes here, mostly for safety purposes. It's actually helped keep things under control a little out here, keeps the pirates from raiding the outlying settlements if they know the militia's five minutes from anywhere, right? The moon's not as tightly wired as you guys back in cislunar, or even around Mars, but trust me; if a dome went dark all of a sudden, the Browncoats would know. | ” |
| —S. Malaclypse Fnord, 20 August 2012 | ||
Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System.
History
There were many arguments between the Browncoats and Heinleinians over "ownership" of Ganymede in the early days of the Fen Diaspora, based on the factions' respective source fiction. The Fivers eventually got them to share.
The 2013 Convention was held in Serenity Valley, Ganymede's capital in September. Because someone leaked to the Boskonians that the Whole Fenspace Catalog was to be released at that Convention, it became one of the largest battles[1] in the Boskone War.
Banzai Institute presence on Ganymede is somewhat limited, since the Institute likes to focus on the relationship between the Fen and the Really, Real World, but there is a small chapter in Serenity Valley. Like other Banzai Institute centers, it focuses on community, continuing education, and 'Wavium research (think of it as a local rec center, community college, and think tank). However, with the rather unpleasant news issues surrounding Operation Tango Shoes, the Institute has created a mandate to stay informed of events happening on the planet. This is mostly done through regular participation in public forums, but through a regular use of print-on-demand printing and e-book downloads and two 'waved Bookmobiles that run circuits from settlement to settlement, providing books and literacy training, and serving as eyes and ears on the Ganymede community at large. Post-Great Justice, the Banzai Bookmobile program is adapted for use for all colonies with an Institute presence, and World Watch One (and later World Watch Two) have the ability to produce books via e-book and print-on-demand.
The Jupiter Mining Corporation has their primary headquarters in Serenity Valley, occupying an entire dome on the edge of the complex. Also located there is one of their secondary 'shipyards', where one or two Blue Midget freighters are always docked and undergoing routine maintenance, as well as the "permanent" berth of Starbug 1. Myk-El Miller "rents" office and classroom space from Jupiter Mining Corporation for his "Handwavium Safety and Usage Training" courses, when he isn't on the road doing consulting work for FenSpace companies in the esoteric and black art of using 'wavium to not only get reasonably close to what you want, but to also do so without an inadvertent biomod in the process.
Places of Interest
- Serenity Valley (capital)
- Jupiter Mining Corporation headquarters
- Whedonite domed towns
- Little Jakarta
- Shadow
- Heinleinian Juvie "farms in the sky"
Related Links
Related Websites
These are sources of hard-science information and inspirational imagery for anyone who wants to write about the Jovian subsystem in Fenspace. So far, all sites are on NASA servers. Ideally, these links should be incorporated into the articles that should be written for this page, then this section deleted after the articles are posted here.
- Solar System Exploration: Planets: Jupiter
- Milennium Flyby
- The Galileo Project
- Io's Surface: Under Construction - the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2008 August 17
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