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There are three main categories of planets: Solid planets, water giants and gas giants. Even moons are considered as planets. | There are three main categories of planets: Solid planets, water giants and gas giants. Even moons are considered as planets. | ||
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|text = Scientific notes: Actually the term planet refers to celestial bodies orbiting a star with a gravity in a specific range. The gravity of a planet has to be strong enough to hold fluids in a stable state (hydrostatic equilibrium) which prevents them from escaping the planet and low enough to prevent nuclear processes to start as in stars. Some astronomical bodies, we call planets, are not considered as planets by this definition. Moons are natural satellites orbiting a planet and do not fall into the category of planets. However, some natural satellites are considered as planets because they fit their definition.}} | |||
== Solid Planets == | == Solid Planets == | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 1 January 2015
There are three main categories of planets: Solid planets, water giants and gas giants. Even moons are considered as planets.
Solid Planets
Icy Planet
- Very common
- Color: White, grey or light blue.
- Exploration value: ~500cr
Rocky Planet
- Common
- Color: white, grey, light blue or light brown (almost yellow)
- Exploration value: ~500cr
Rocky Ice Planet
- Uncommon
- Color: Mixture of those above
- Exploration value: ~500cr
High Metal Content Planet
- Uncommon
- Color: Brown to dark brown
- Exploration value: 2,500cr
Metal Rich Planet
- Rare
- Color: Brown to almost black sometimes with red stripes
- Exploration value: ~5,000cr
Water world
- Very rare
- Color: Light blue
- Exploration value: unknown (guess ~10,000cr)
Earth-Like World
- Extremely rare
- Color: Light blue
- Exploration value: ~10,000cr
Water Giants
Water Giant
- Very rare.
- Color: Blue
- Exploration value: unknown
Gas Giants
Class I Gas Giant
- Rare
- Exploration Value: 1,000 - 1,500cr
Class II Gas Giant
- Very rare
- Exploration value: 5,000cr
Class III Gas Giant
- Rare
- Exploration Value: 1,000 - 1,500cr
Class IV Gas Giant
- Rare
- Exploration Value: 1,000 - 1,500cr
Gas Giant With Life
- Very rare
- Exploration value: 1,000 - 1,500cr