Jupiter
| “ | As soon as somebody demonstrates the art of flying, settlers from our species of man will not be lacking [on the moon and Jupiter]... Given ships or sails adapted to the breezes of heaven, there will be those who will not shrink from even that vast expanse. | ” |
| —Johannes Kepler, letter to Galileo, 1610 | ||
| Jupiter | |
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| Planetary characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Orbit | 778,330,000 km from primary (mean) |
| Diameter | 142,984 km (equatorial) |
| Surface Gravity | 3G |
| Year | 4332.71 days |
| Day | 9.92 hours |
| Mean Temperature | 152°K (-121°C) |
| Atmosphere | 0.7 atm (H 90%, He 10%) |
| Water/Ice Index | n/a |
| Population (2013) | n/a |
| Capital | Administered from Serenity Valley, Ganymede |
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS
EXCEPT EUROPA.
ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.
USE THEM TOGETHER
USE THEM IN PEACE
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.
Nikodemus Riddle is noted as the "First Fan To Set Foot On Jupiter"[1] in the Fall of 2009; this act plus his biomod has given him the nickname "The Jovian Lizard".
Since then, the Independent Faction and the Heinlein Society have turned the Jovian subsystem (especially Ganymede and Callisto) into the breadbasket of Fenspace, producing more fresh food than all other off-Earth sources put together. Their food shipments to the inner system getting interdicted was one of the casus belli for the Boskone War.
It's sometimes said that “Independent Faction government” and “Jovian subsystem government” are interchangeable terms. This is a simplification, but not a large one.
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Notes
- ↑ Somewhat erroneously since Jupiter doesn't have an accessible solid surface, so it was more of a diving expedition.
