Calliope

Calliope is a moon orbiting microTech. It is named after the ancient Greek muse who inspires eloquence to supposedly remind those gazing upon the moon from microTech to 'strive for pure expression of thought.'

Beset by high winds and low temperatures, Calliope becomes so cold at night that even exceptionally insulated weather suits can fail. The dark side of this moon is a dangerous one, even to the most experienced adventurer. Low clouds and ground fog regularly reduce surface visibility to a minimum.^[1]

Atmosphere

Due to Calliope's extremely low temperatures, environmental survival gear is an absolute requirement for all surface activity. However, pressure suits can easily replenish their air supply from the moon's oxygen-rich atmosphere.

Atmospheric Overview ^[2]
Surface pressure		0.8 atm
Height		24,000 m
QT altitude		2,000 m
Surface temperature	Max	-72 °C
	Min	-124 °C

Atmospheric Composition ^[2]
Chemical formula	Full name	Amount
O₂	Molecular oxygen	99.8%
H₂O	Water	0.2%

Locations

Surface outposts

Type	Locations
Mining Outpost	Shubin Mining Facility SMCa-6 • Shubin Mining Facility SMCa-8
Processing Facility	Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-1 • Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-3 • Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-5 • Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-10 • Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-11 • Shubin Processing Facility SPMC-14
Research Outpost	Rayari Anvik Research Outpost • Rayari Kaltag Research Outpost

Other locations

Type	Locations
Unmarked	Raven's Roost

Artificial satellites

CommArray ST4-31

	A Comm Array covering Arial's airspace.

Gallery

Trivia

In Greek mythology, Calliope is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Calliope