Baxter

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File:Baxter Neighbors.png

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(References to Baxter)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: -31.26 Y: 113.47

Orbital view

Planetary Data

• Star Type: K7II
• Position in System: 4 (of 5)
• Number of Moons: 1 (T'laus)
• Days to Jump Point: 4
• Surface Water: 68%
• Atm. Pressure: Standard (Tainted)
• Surface Gravity: 0.79
• Equatorial Temp: 44°C
• Highest Native Life: Fish

Era Specific Data

3130

• Governor: Ricardo Zopatas
• Planetary Legate: Ulgar Lassenerra
• Population: 24,209,000

Garrisoning Military Force

3050

• 19th Lyran Guards RCT

Owner History

• 2340 - Federation of Skye
• 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3057 - Lyran Alliance
• 3062 - Lyran Alliance
• 3130 - Republic of the Sphere

Planetary Info

Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by it's moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses have caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with the world losing most of its arable land and replacing it with deserts. Currently the inhabitants of Baxter live in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persist: these claim that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists think that things will return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returns to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remains a mystery.

Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but is recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals on the world are relatively low and hard to acquire, so mining isn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focus on exporting their sea life.

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years) Closest planets first:
Planet	Distance (LY)	Jumps	2750	3025	3030	3040	3052	3057	3062
Corridan IV	11.16	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kimball II	13.77	1	LC	DC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Yed Posterior	14.58	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Marfik	17.81	1	DC	DC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
New Wessex	19.06	1	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Konstance	19.90	1	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Komephoros	21.07	1	LC	DC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Eaglesham	22.27	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Cebalrai	24.18	1	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Ryde	24.52	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Phalan	24.74	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Alexandria	26.82	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Auldhouse	28.09	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Vega	28.49	1	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Eltanin	32.46	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Izar	32.79	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Yed Prior	33.08	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Alrakis	33.09	2	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Freedom	33.75	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Shionoha	33.86	2	DC	DC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Alnasi	34.60	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Kessel	34.67	2	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Symington	36.21	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Accrington	38.99	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Sakhalin (LC)	40.05	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
La Blon	40.16	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Dalkeith	43.35	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Carnwath	44.27	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Unukalhai	45.85	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kaus Borealis	46.07	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Ganshoren	47.51	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kaus Australis	47.54	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Dromini VI	48.10	2	LC	DC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Aubisson	49.62	2	LC	DC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Eaton	50.07	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kaus Media	51.29	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Apostica	51.71	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Zebeneschamali	52.14	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Tsukude	52.34	2	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Carstairs	53.41	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Alphecca	53.46	2	LC	LC	DC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Morningside	55.99	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Orestes	56.05	2	LC	DC	LC	FRR	FRR	FRR	FRR
Skondia	57.64	2	LC	LC	DC	DC	DC	DC	DC
Glengarry	58.33	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Sabik	59.13	2	TH	DC	LC	FC	FC	CP	CP
Port Moseby	59.37	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA

Bibliography

• 20 Year Update
• Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
• Era Report: 2750
• Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
• Historical: Reunification War
• Map of the Inner Sphere 3130