Terra (Hoennverse)

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Terra Astronomical symbol of Terra
A planetary disk of white cloud formations, brown and green land masses, and dark blue oceans against a black background. The Arabian peninsula, Africa and Madagascar lie in the upper half of the disk, while Antarctica is at the bottom.
"The Blue Marble" photograph of Terra,
taken from Apollo 17
Designations
Alternative names Earth, Gaia, Chiku
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000.0
Aphelion 152,098,232 km
1.01671388 AU
Perihelion 147,098,290 km
0.98329134 AU
Semi-major axis 149,598,261 km
1.00000261 AU
Eccentricity 0.01671123
Orbital period 365.256363004 days
1.000017421 yr
Average orbital speed 29.78 km/s107,200 km/h
Mean anomaly 357.51716°
Inclination 7.155° to Sol's equator
1.57869° to invariable plane
Longitude of ascending node 348.73936°
Argument of perihelion 114.20783°
Satellites 1 natural (Luna),
8,300+ artificial (as of 1 March 2001[ref])
Physical characteristics
Mean radius 6,371.0 km
Equatorial radius 6,378.1 km
Polar radius 6,356.8 km
Flattening 0.0033528
Circumference 40,075.017 km (equatorial)
Surface area

510,072,000 km2 148,940,000 km2 land (29.2 %)

361,132,000 km2 water (70.8 %)
Volume 1.08321×1012 km3
Mass

5.9736×1024 kg

3.0×10−6 Suns
Mean density 5.515 g/cm3
Equatorial surface gravity 9.780327 m/s2
0.99732 g
Escape velocity 11.186 km/s
Sidereal rotation period 0.99726968 d
23h 56m 4.100s
Equatorial rotation velocity 1674.4 km/h
Axial tilt 23°26'21".4119
Albedo

0.367 (geometric)

0.306 (Bond)
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin 184 K 287.2 K 330 K
Celsius −89.2 °C 14 °C 56.7 °C
Atmosphere
Surface pressure 101.325 kPa (MSL)
Composition 78.08% nitrogen (N2)About 1% water vapor (varies with climate)

Template:Ja HN, parallel dimension Planet Earth, not to be confused with an altogether more reprehensible parallel Earth, linked to the Micras via a rift in space and time into which the Hoennese have managed to install a tunnel like structure facilitating two-way traffic.

Political situation on Terra

A map of the countries of Terra. Some colored areas refer to territories or colonies of countries, rather than sovereign states in their own right.

TBC