Euterpe

Moon in the Stanton system
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Euterpe : Stanton 4c
SystemStanton
TypeMoon
HabitableNo
AffiliationUnited Empire of Earth
LocationUEE space
Stanton system
└─ Orbiting MicroTech (planet)
Sidereal Day4 hours, 16 minutes and 48 seconds

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Euterpe is a natural satellite of microTech. It is the smallest of microTech's three moons and features vast frozen oceans and exposed ice sheets.

From time to time, tips of land jut out from the ice to create a harsh and intimidating plane. Rather than large bodies of land, clusters of islands can be found around the surface, sometimes numbering in the thousands. The islands themselves are just as harsh as the planes of ice that surround them, with sharp, chimney-like rock formations dotted across the plains that hint of a volcanic past.[1]

"Ha. Ha. Ha ha ha.

I thought I was free. I thought I'd compiled everything I'd need to get a good travel guide together and get paid. I talked up the ice formations. I speculated on the composition of the atmosphere. I waxed poetic about the mist. I even slipped in some jokes about ice skating. Guess who broke her leg while trying to climb one of those chimney-looking rocks?

They'd better cover my medical bills."
Personal log of a contract researcher for a microTech-based extreme camping startup

Atmosphere

Due to Euterpe's frigid temperatures, environmental survival gear is absolutely required when venturing outdoors. However, unlike Microtech's other moons the only oxygen in the atmosphere is fixed in trace water vapor. This poses an additional degree of challenge for all surface-based activity.

Atmospheric Overview [2]
Surface pressure 0.79 atm
Height 21,300 m
QT altitude 2,000 m
Surface temperature Max -84 °C
Min -118 °C
Atmospheric Composition
Chemical Formula Full Name Amount
N Nitrogen 99.8%
H2O Water 0.2%

Locations

Surface outposts

Type Locations
Agricultural Bud's Growery

Other locations

Type Locations
Racetrack The Icebreaker
Salvage Devlin Scrap & Salvage

Artificial satellites

CommArray ST4-64

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A Comm Array covering Arial's airspace.

Gallery

Trivia

Euterpe was one of the Muses in Greek mythology, presiding over music. In late Classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry. She has been called "Giver of delight" by ancient poets. Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg Euterpe (Wikipedia)

References

  1. Traveler's Guide to the Galaxy: Calliope, Clio, and Euterpe. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2020-03-22
  2. Cornerstone: Planetary Survey. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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