[Diaspora] What does another solar system look like?

[Brad Murray]

Usually when we build a system for Diaspora, it looks pretty much like ours
here. Or similar anyway. Recently we've been discovering more and more about
planetary systems outside our own, however, and we find that there is room
for the unusual. Now we have to note that right now it's vastly easier to
find big planets than small ones, so this says nothing about what's typical.
But it does speak to what's possible. Here for example, at 61 Virginis, we
have:

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Three planets, the smallest around five times the size of earth and the
largest 25 times the size of earth. And all within the orbit of Venus. Most
within the orbit of Mercury.

When building systems for Diaspora we should feel very free indeed to
explore the extremes. Because they are out there.

-- 
Brad Murray (halfjack)
VSCA Publishing
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