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This commission was done for me by darth-biomech
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This is the planet C’tek I
C'tek I is a world that exists in my AU Star Trek New Start verse
www.deviantart.com/seekhim/gal…
It is located in the C'Tek System and is the home of the C'tekians .
It is five light years away from the Droyana System, home of the Tkarites
SYSTEM INFO
The C'tek System has one sun and five planets
C’TEK PRIME (The Sun)
C’Tek Prime is large M type Red Dwarf.
Red Dwarf stars are the smallest, dimmest and coolest of stars.
Because they give off less light and heat, planets have to be very close in order to support life.
Planets that are that close are usually Tidally Locked to the star, which means that the planet doesn’t rotate.
One half perpetually faces the star, while and the other half perpetually faces away from it.
C’TEK I
C’Tek I is an M class (Earthlike) world.
It is twice the size and mass of Earth.
The population is 2 billion
The planet has a world ocean, three continents and over thirty islands.
Two continents are on the planet’s Light Side and one on the Dark Side.
The planet is very geologically active and there are several large volcanoes.
The planet doesn’t rotate, so there are no seasons or a day/night cycle.
On the Dark Side the sun never rises and on the Light Side the sun never sets.
The planet’s large mass, heavy gravity, magnetic field and thick atmosphere allow heat to circulate around the planet.
The oceans are very deep which allows water to flow under the ice on the night side.
Most of the vegetation on C'tek is black or red in order to better absorb light.
Black plants absorb a greater proportion of light and can grow taller.
Red plants absorb a shorter portion of light and are shorter.
In general trees on C'tek are black while shorter vegetation is red.
DAY SIDE
This side of the planet always faces the sun.
It is a land of eternal daylight
Day Side: Storm Zone
The point directly facing the sun (subsolar point) consists of a giant, unending hurricane.
In this area there are perpetual high winds and torrential rains.
All plants in this area are black and photosynthetic
Plants here have adapted to the constant storms by anchoring securely into the soil and growing long flexible leaves that do not snap.
Animals here rely on infrared vision.
Day Side: Habitable Zone
Surrounding the Storm Zone is the Habitable Zone, the home of the C’tekians.
The terrain consists of dense swamps, marshes, bogs and rainforests
The land is watered by the countless rivers created by the Strom Zone.
Most of the climate is either tropical or subtropical.
Twilight Side: Terminator Region
This is the region here the light and dark sides meet
The land here is in perpetual twilight
The climate is cold and their are frequent snow storms.
The terrain consists of red tundra.
Some stars are visible from here and the C'tekians who live here were the first astronomers
NIGHT SIDE
On the Night Side the land is in permanent darkness and perpetually frozen.
In many areas there is geothermal venting and volcanic rifts.
In these areas are non-photosynthetic plants, bioluminescent micro-organisms and small animals.
The region here is rich in minerals
The ocean basins on the Dark Side are deep enough for water to flow beneath the ice.
C'tekians tribes lived in the 'Twilight Regions' for millennia and were the first to explore the Dark Side.
For some it became a Rite of Courage to 'Dare the Great Dark.'
Since then the C'tekians have established several settlements and there is extensive mining.
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Comments: 9
scorpionlover42 [2018-10-06 09:25:50 +0000 UTC]
Now I really want Kirk and company to visit that place!
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SeekHim In reply to scorpionlover42 [2018-10-06 10:15:00 +0000 UTC]
What part would you like to visit?
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scorpionlover42 In reply to SeekHim [2018-10-06 13:55:06 +0000 UTC]
I think I'd like to check the warmer, tropical regions first and see what sort of animals I'd encounter.
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SeekHim In reply to scorpionlover42 [2018-10-06 14:11:25 +0000 UTC]
Here's a good rule of thumb for the climates
DAY SIDE
The Western Continent is tropical
The islands south of the Western Continent are tropical-semi tropical
Most of the Eastern Continent is tropical
The North Eastern Section is temperate
The climate in the Borderlands is similar to Alaska
The islands immediately to the east and west of the Borderlands is temperate
The Equator is located within the Storm Zone and is a never ending hurricane.
Not to many C'tekians visit Nlia as they are unused to deserts.
Those who do visit prefer the Southern Forests of the Northern Continent and that is where there Embassy is located.
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DBrentOGara [2018-09-27 06:51:05 +0000 UTC]
I like this, it's a great map, and a very clever planet... which scientists are just now beginning to do real work with!
Real Life Science!
This one explains how clouds make a wet tidally locked planet (like C'tek) actually quite habitable:
STABILIZING CLOUD FEEDBACK DRAMATICALLY EXPANDS THE HABITABLE ZONE OF TIDALLY LOCKED PLANETS
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.…
This one explains how the atmosphere of a mostly-water tidally locked planet (like C'tek) keeps the heat moving towards the cold side (and bring cool air back to the hot side):
Atmospheric Dynamics of Earth‐Like Tidally Locked Aquaplanets
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
This one explains how you get massive, planetary scale jet-streams of hot air moving eastwards out of the area directly beneath the sun... creating global redistribution of heat:
EQUATORIAL SUPERROTATION ON TIDALLY LOCKED EXOPLANETS
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.…
This one is rather 'dense' and scientific, but talks about how we know (or think we know) that our simulations of tidally locked atmospheres actually work:
Atmospheric circulation of tidally locked exoplanets: a suite of benchmark tests for dynamical solvers
academic.oup.com/mnras/article…
This one talks about how the ocean transports far more heat than the atmosphere... and could potentially result in a tidally locked planet with no glaciation on the dark side:
Role of ocean heat transport in climates of tidally locked exoplanets around M dwarf stars
www.pnas.org/content/111/2/629…
This one talks about how the position of the point directly under the sun affects habitability (the more water under the sun, the more habitable, basically)
The Carbonate-Silicate Cycle and CO2/Climate Feedbacks on Tidally Locked Terrestrial Planets
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.…
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scorpionlover42 In reply to DBrentOGara [2018-10-06 09:27:57 +0000 UTC]
Have you ever read "Medea: Harlan's World" ? It's an anthology about a world with many of the same characteristics.
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DBrentOGara In reply to scorpionlover42 [2018-10-08 05:20:38 +0000 UTC]
I have heard of this work, but never read it.
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scorpionlover42 In reply to DBrentOGara [2018-10-09 00:14:06 +0000 UTC]
I think you would enjoy it.
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DBrentOGara In reply to scorpionlover42 [2018-10-09 05:39:09 +0000 UTC]
I will see if I can find a copy!
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