Maphon

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A map of Maphon

Maphon is a planet in the Viperius Galaxy, which was the Keel homeworld.

Characteristics

Maphon is a habitable, terrestrial world.

Size

Maphon has a radius of 1.38 times , and a mass 2.77 times Earth's. Its density is 105% Earth's, and these make it have a gravitational attraction on the surface of 1.45G.

Composition

Maphon's crust is 32.3% aluminium, 24.8% iron, 21.2% oxygen, 10.7% silicon, 4.2% sulphur, 5.7% other metals, and 1.1% other elements.

Rotation

Maphon's period is 18.52 hours, and its axial tilt a stable 18°.

Surface

68% of Maphon's surface is water, and 1% ice. The maximum recorded temperature is 50°C, and the lowest 1°C. It averages at 28°.

Atmosphere

With a pressure 1.08 times that of Earth's, Maphon's atmosphere is 71% nitrogen, 27% oxygen, 1.5% argon, and the rest other gases. It is mildly cloudy.

Satellites

Maphon has a large moon, created by impact. It is almost the same size as Luna, but orbits at 300,000km.

Inhabitants

The dominant species on Maphon used to be the Keel. However, after the Keel/Zyrothan War, they were made extinct and Zyrothans settled here.

Settlements

A Zyrothan colony with 8000 inhabitants exists here, along with four research stations, a robo-mining facility and a space station in orbit with ninety crew.