The Solomani Homeworld
The homeworld of the Solomani is Terra. Terra is currently occupied by, and is part of, the Imperium.
Stellar Data: Terra's star is Sol, a solitary G2 V star which is used throughout human space as a definition of stellar mass, radius, and luminosity; Sol has a value of 1 in mass, radius, and luminosity. Effective temperature is 5,800° K.
World Orbital Data: Terra orbits Sol in orbit 3, at a distance of 1 AU, with a period of 365.25 standard days. It rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. Terra has an orbital eccentricity of 0.01673.
World Physical Data: Terra is 12,742 kilometers in diameter and has a standard atmosphere. Seventy percent of the world's surface is covered by water, dividing the surface into seven continents. Approximately 10% of the world surface is covered by icecaps. Terra has an axial tilt of 23.5°. Average temperature for the world is 15°C.
Terra has one natural satellite: Luna. Luna orbits Terra at a mean distance of 384,405 kilometers with a period of 27.3 days. Luna is tidally locked to Terra and only shows one face to it. Luna is used as a naval base and research laboratory.
World Social Data: Terra has a population of 40 billion. In 1109, Imperial rule (as a result of occupation by Imperial forces during the Solomani Rim War) was terminated, and the world is now governed by a civil service bureaucracy. A strict local law level of 9 (all weapons outside the home prohibited) is enforced.
Terra's tech level is F and Terra is a source of high quality, high tech products.
-- Excerpt from Traveller Alien Module 6, "Solomani - Self-Proclaimed Champions of Human Supremacy", page 3, (c) 1986.
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