567-908 — System & World Rundown
567-908 is an officially unnamed, barren waystop in the Bowman Arm of District 268 (Spinward Marches) — a refuelling link on the J-2 route between Flammarion and Walston. It carries only its Scout Survey Branch designation number.
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At a Glance
| UWP | E532000-0 |
| Trade codes | Ba (Barren), Po (Poor) |
| Star | K5 III orange giant + white dwarf companion (567-908i) |
| Gas giants | None — refuel by water-cracking / wilderness skimming |
| Population | Officially uninhabited (~2 dozen Scout personnel & contractors on-site) |
| Feel | Dim orange sky, dry desert and a single shallow sea; a fuel stop, nothing more |
UWP Breakdown
- Starport E — Frontier Installation: a rudimentary landing pad and an automated beacon that announces the site and logs flight plans. No services.
- Size 5 — ~8,000 km diameter; Low Gravity (~0.6–0.7G).
- Atmosphere 3 — Very Thin. Respirators required outdoors.
- Hydrographics 2 — ~20% surface liquid water.
- Population 0 — officially uninhabited; in practice slightly fewer than two dozen Scout Service personnel and civilian contractors are present.
- Government 0 — None.
- Law Level 0 — No prohibitions.
- Tech Level 0 — Primitive: no locally sustainable technology.
Physical Geography & Environment
- Dry and warm, median surface temperature ~25°C.
- The Great Sea — a single, mostly shallow sea (median depth ~100 m) with a deep tectonic trench reaching ~3,000 m on its western side.
- Deserts — an entire hemisphere is one enormous, desolate desert.
- Mountains — west-coast ranges rising up to 15,000 m.
- Geologically active — frequent, intense volcanic and tectonic activity.
- Radiation — the very thin atmosphere gives minimal shielding from the K5 III giant; skin covering is needed outdoors to prevent radiation sickness.
System Bodies & Refuelling
- Primary: K5 III orange giant — an enormous, dim globe that dominates the sky — with a white dwarf companion (567-908i).
- Layout: eight planets (567-908a–h) plus a distant planetoid belt; 567-908h is the mainworld.
- No gas giants, so no skim refuelling. Options:
- Water-cracking at the port — pipes run from a nearby lake to a holding tank; ships take on water, crack it for hydrogen, and cool it to liquid.
- Wilderness refuelling — seawater from the Great Sea or skimming from local marshes.
Jump Connections
| Destination | Jump | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Asteltine | J-1 | Nearest neighbour. |
| Bowman | J-2 | Onward into the Arm. |
| Flammarion | J-2 | Imperial gateway. |
| Walston | — | On the transit route through the Bowman Arm. |