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The '''Rosetta''' system, named after its inhabited body in accordance with [[BattleTech]] convention,<ref>Explained out thusly in the "Rosetta" sidebox, ''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 47</ref> is technically the '''Ptolemy''' binary star system. It includes at least four planets around Ptolemy-A, the fourth being the superjovian gas giant Champollion which in turn possesses thirteen moons, one of them the eponymous inhabited moon Rosetta.
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The '''Rosetta''' system, named after its inhabited body in accordance with [[BattleTech]] convention,<ref>Explained out thusly in the "Rosetta" sidebox, ''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 47</ref> is technically the '''Ptolemy''' binary star system. It includes at least four planets around Ptolemy A, the fourth being the superjovian gas giant Champollion which in turn possesses thirteen moons, one of them the eponymous inhabited moon Rosetta.
  
 
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'''Rosetta''' is a moon of the gas giant Champollion (one out of thirteen). It was terraformed by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] for easier access to its mineral resources.
 
'''Rosetta''' is a moon of the gas giant Champollion (one out of thirteen). It was terraformed by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] for easier access to its mineral resources.
  
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Champollion is a planet of the binary system's primary star, the A1V-class Ptolemy-A. Every 50 years the white dwarf Ptolemy-B makes close passes to Ptolemy-A, and Rosetta is known to have increased periods of tectonic and volcanic activity during every third pass when Ptolemy-B also approaches Champollion closer, causing tidal interactions on Rosetta. During these times Rosetta's plains are flooded with molten sulfur.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp47/>
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Champollion is a planet of the binary system's primary star, the A1V-class Ptolemy A. Every 50 years the white dwarf Ptolemy B makes close passes to Ptolemy A, and Rosetta is known to have increased periods of tectonic and volcanic activity during every third pass when Ptolemy B also approaches Champollion closer, causing tidal interactions on Rosetta. During these times Rosetta's plains are flooded with molten sulfur.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp47/>
  
 
When the first such sulfur flooding happened (implicitly, in [[2728]]) after the moon was colonized, the colonists were well-prepared, but when it occurred for the second time (implicitly in [[2878]]), there was no Rim Worlds Republic or Star League anymore and the [[Succession Wars era]] with its [[lostech]] problem was in full swing. The colony that had 14 million citizens at its peak was devastated. Since then, the remaining colonists have moved to less endangered areas, far from Rosetta's nearside to Champollion.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp47/>
 
When the first such sulfur flooding happened (implicitly, in [[2728]]) after the moon was colonized, the colonists were well-prepared, but when it occurred for the second time (implicitly in [[2878]]), there was no Rim Worlds Republic or Star League anymore and the [[Succession Wars era]] with its [[lostech]] problem was in full swing. The colony that had 14 million citizens at its peak was devastated. Since then, the remaining colonists have moved to less endangered areas, far from Rosetta's nearside to Champollion.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp47/>

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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-462.868 : 226.327[e]
Star namesPtolemy A, B
Spectral classA1V, D[1]
Recharge time162 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]
Planet(s)4[citation needed]

The Rosetta system, named after its inhabited body in accordance with BattleTech convention,[2] is technically the Ptolemy binary star system. It includes at least four planets around Ptolemy A, the fourth being the superjovian gas giant Champollion which in turn possesses thirteen moons, one of them the eponymous inhabited moon Rosetta.

System Description

System History

Political Affiliation

Ptolemy IV (Champollion)

Champollion is an uninhabitable gas giant.

Ptolemy IV C (Rosetta)

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Rosetta is a moon of the gas giant Champollion (one out of thirteen). It was terraformed by the Rim Worlds Republic for easier access to its mineral resources.

Champollion is a planet of the binary system's primary star, the A1V-class Ptolemy A. Every 50 years the white dwarf Ptolemy B makes close passes to Ptolemy A, and Rosetta is known to have increased periods of tectonic and volcanic activity during every third pass when Ptolemy B also approaches Champollion closer, causing tidal interactions on Rosetta. During these times Rosetta's plains are flooded with molten sulfur.[1]

When the first such sulfur flooding happened (implicitly, in 2728) after the moon was colonized, the colonists were well-prepared, but when it occurred for the second time (implicitly in 2878), there was no Rim Worlds Republic or Star League anymore and the Succession Wars era with its lostech problem was in full swing. The colony that had 14 million citizens at its peak was devastated. Since then, the remaining colonists have moved to less endangered areas, far from Rosetta's nearside to Champollion.[1]

In 3028 a Star League era cache of Starfire Head-hunter missiles was found on Rosetta, but the recovery operation by elements of Hansen's Roughriders ran afoul of resistance from local forces defending the site. The sulfur flooding set in before the missiles could be recovered and completely covered the bunker beyond hope of reaching it, though evidence suggests that the local hovertanks may have used Starfire missiles against the Roughriders.[17]

Planetary History

Planetary Rulers

Rosetta is ruled by a council, but over the years was occasionally taken over by pirates using it as a strike base.[1]

Military Deployment

Geography

Planetary Locations

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 28 systems (26 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Slewis 15.9 Caldarium 19.8 Kerman 25.7 Sialkot 27.4
Synsstad 29.7 Zefri 30.0 Cilvituk 30.5 Farcry 31.7
Marisura 33.8 Langhorne 33.9 Seven Lands 35.9 Ormstown 40.6
Sidon 42.5 Beauvais 43.5 Bougie 44.3 Mahrah 46.8
Valabhi 50.0 Waypoint 50.6 Kupang 51.3 Lost 54.3
Janina 54.9 Derby 55.3 Amminadav 58.2 Anatolia 58.5
Qurayyat 59.4 Naco 59.6 Stirling 60.9 Solor 64.2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 47: "Rosetta Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ Explained out thusly in the "Rosetta" sidebox, BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 47
  3. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Starfire (in: BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, pp. 47–57)
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040]"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: Inner Sphere [3050] Map
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: Inner Sphere [3052] Map
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  27. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  28. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  29. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table - [August 3079]"
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"

Bibliography

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