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| name = Planet Wichita
 
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| system = [[Kansas]]
 
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| diameter = 17,572 km
 
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Wichita is almost fully covered with a vast ocean that contains primitive life forms. [[Liberty]] scientists are currently preparing an expedition to survey the planet's ocean more thoroughly. [[Colonial Republic]] expeditionary vessels have been spotted in the area, and were until recently assisted by the [[Neo-Terran Front]]. As the Front was driven out of [[Kansas]] in late 818 AS, however, the deal with the Colonials seems to have become defunct.
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Wichita is almost fully covered by a vast ocean, containing primitive life forms ranging from single-celled organisms to fish-like creatures. Libertonian scientists were once preparing an expedition to survey the world, but the Republic forbade them to do so in light of [[The Commonwealth]]'s presence within the Kansas system.
  
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What is known about Wichita is that its islands are dotted with many small, abandoned settlements from various groups that attempted to lay claim to the wilderness of the Kansas system, though none never succeeded. Wichita's gravity rests at 0.8 g’s, or 80% of the standard gravity typically tolerated by the human body. While this makes entry and escape from the planet's orbit easy to achieve, it poses several problems for long term settlement.
  
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In addition, nearly all of Wichita's islands are submerged at different points throughout the year due to the eccentric orbit of [[Colby]], Wichita's only moon. This would require any permanent installation on the planet to be fully waterproofed and capable of operating submerged for at least a week at a time until the sea level returns to normal.
  
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 23 February 2019

Planet Wichita
Planet Wichita.jpg
Location 6C, Kansas
Flag-liberty.png Liberty
Technical information
Docking No
Terrain Oceanic
Diameter 17,572 km
Mass 12.36 x 10e24 kg
Temperature -10°C to 72°C
Escape velocity 13.80 km/sec

Wichita is almost fully covered by a vast ocean, containing primitive life forms ranging from single-celled organisms to fish-like creatures. Libertonian scientists were once preparing an expedition to survey the world, but the Republic forbade them to do so in light of The Commonwealth's presence within the Kansas system.

What is known about Wichita is that its islands are dotted with many small, abandoned settlements from various groups that attempted to lay claim to the wilderness of the Kansas system, though none never succeeded. Wichita's gravity rests at 0.8 g’s, or 80% of the standard gravity typically tolerated by the human body. While this makes entry and escape from the planet's orbit easy to achieve, it poses several problems for long term settlement.

In addition, nearly all of Wichita's islands are submerged at different points throughout the year due to the eccentric orbit of Colby, Wichita's only moon. This would require any permanent installation on the planet to be fully waterproofed and capable of operating submerged for at least a week at a time until the sea level returns to normal.