Jupiter, a gas giant, is the fifth and largest planet in the solar system and is the first planet outside of the asteroid belt that separates The Rim from The Core. It is under the rule of the Moon Lords.
"In the steel blue sky, the marbled surface of Jupiter undulates… It seems the vast and evil head of a marble god.” — Darrow[1]
Composition[]
Jupiter is a large gas giant and is mentioned as having a marbled-colored surface.[1]
Climate[]
Because Jupiter emits massive amounts of radiation, special measures had to be taken during the terraforming of her moons. For example, engineers covered most of Io, the closest Galilean moon, with pulse fields, and thickened the atmosphere to filter out the excess amount of radiation coming from planet.[1]
Ecology[]
Jupiter is not terraformed and remains uninhabited, since it is a gas giant.[2]
History[]
Background[]
Jupiter’s largest moons are home to over 400 million people.[1] At least 150 million of which are low colors.[3] There are also 8,000 peerless scarred.[1]
The First Moon Lord Rebellion[]
In 683 PCE, the Governors of the moons of Jupiter, allied with other Moon Lords of the Rim, tried to establish independence from the Core after Octavia au Lune beheaded her father and crowned herself Sovereign of Society. This event was called the Moon Lord Rebellion.
The Second Moon Lord Rebellion[]
Jupiter and its moons were also a central part of the second rebellion of The Rim. The Raa family, who hail from Io, were the first to declare independence and then pressured other leaders from other populous moons to join.[1]
Locations[]
Major Moons[]
Jupiter is surrounded by numerous moons. The four largest are called the Galilean moons; Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.[4]
Secondary Moons[]
Other named moons mentioned:
- Sinope - a barren moon, where Darrow hid a fleet of 50 ships before The Battle of Illium.[1]
- Thebe - the fourth closest satellite of Jupiter, followed by Io (the fifth). There is a depleted mining moon turned into a military base which was heavily bombed during The Second Moon Lord Rebellion.[5]
- Kalyke -
- Valetudo -
Ilium[]
Though not an official name, the name Ilium is the Jovian Moon Lords' preferred name for the cluster of moons that surround Jupiter.[6] It is not specified if this is in reference to the major moons only, or if it also includes the secondary moons, though it can be safely assumed all moons are included under this name.
Orpheus[]
While not officially recognized on any map, Orpheus is an irregular moonlet 2.1 kilometers in diameter with an orbit so close to Jupiter and so hidden by the planet's radiation and magnetosphere that few sensor systems are able to detect it. It is home to the most secure vault in Ilium, which can only be opened by a Peerless Scarred of House Raa, and is guarded by an elite garrison of shadow knights.[7]
Trivia[]
From Io, Jupiter is seen as 130 times larger than the size Luna appears from Earth.[1]