Farahid (/ˈfɑ.ɽɑ.hid/) is the second planet from the p-type binary star system, Tannaat αβ (/ˌtɑnˈnɑt/), throneworld to the Empire of Gaennaan, and is the homeworld of the Gaennai people. Radiometric dating and other natural evidence suggests that Farahid formed almost 3 billion years ago. Like Earth, Farahid’s gravity interacts with other objects in space, specifically the binary stars Tanna α and Tanna β and its three natural satellites: Novor, Daargon, and Kaegan. Farahid revolves around Tannaat αβ in 797.79 days, an equivalent to 2.19 Terran years. In that time, Farahid rotates about its axis about 736.42 times.
As its axis of rotation is tilted, Farahid produces seasonal variations much like Earth. The gravitational interaction between Farahid and its three natural satellites, Novor, Daargon, and Kaegan, causes ocean tides, stabilizes Farahid’s orientation on its axis, and gradually slows its rotation. Farahid is the third-densest planet in its solar system and the second-largest of six terrestrial planets.
Farahid’s lithosphere is divided into several tectonic plates that migrate across the surface over periods of millions of years. About 68% of Farahid’s surface is water, mostly oceanic salt water, whereas the other 32% is made of ten continental landmasses that play host to freshwater lakes and rivers that contribute to Farahid’s hydrosphere and hundreds of thousands of islands. The great majority of the polar regions are covered by the thick northern Djauut Ice Sheets (Tabak’id jaliid a’Djauut /tɑ.bɑkʔid ʒɑ.liːd aʔdʒ.aʊt/) and Southern Wastes (Nifayaat’id januub /ˈni.fɑi.ɑtʔid ʒɑnuːb/) caps. Like Earth, Farahid’s interior exhibits geothermal activity with a solid iron core, an outer liquid shell that produces the planet’s magnetic field, and a convecting mantle that drives plate tectonics.
Life first appeared in Farahid’s primordial oceans into its fourth eon, building its Earth-like atmosphere and surface which then spurred the growth of aerobic and anaerobic organisms. Given Farahid’s distance to the binary star, physical properties, and geological history, the planet proved to be a boon to evolving life that thrived on its surface. As with Earth, Farahid’s history has shown biodiversity to have gone through long expansion periods marked by several mass extinction events by varying means. Studies suggest that upwards of 97% of all species to have lived on Farahid have gone extinct, though new species continue to be discovered as bone and fossils. A vast majority of species that thrive today are considered living fossils, supported by skeletal evidence that indicate that these creatures have gone under little-to-no evolutionary changes in the last several million years. More than 20.3 billion humans live on Farahid and depend on its biospheres and natural resources for their continued survival, though extra-solar trade and imperial mandates relieve the environment of considerable stress. As extra-solar colonizers, the humans of Farahid brought their diverse society and culture with them; politically, the planet sits as the Gaennid Empire’s throneworld and is home to several hundred houses and several hundred-thousand clans.
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Etymology
Farahid was named after the man who discovered it, Dr. Farahid Al’Baqqir, during the latter part of the Separation in the late 2780s. During that time, the colony-fleet heading for a new world within the Isharan Eisharat encountered an expansive electromagnetic pulse-wave that destroyed their navigational computers and much of their sensory equipment. The colony-fleet’s chief scientist, Dr. Gayinna Al’Baqqir, surmised that it was possible that the fleet were caught in a rogue supernova’s death throes, though it was only an educated guess at best.
For three years, Dr. Gayinna’s team worked to find the fleet safe harbor. It wasn’t until the astrophysicist Dr. Farahid Al’Baqqir discovered a possible large star system with an impressive number of orbiting bodies. After determining the habitable zone and found one world that existed within its reach, Dr. Farahid labeled the promising target Farahid-2789E and presented it to Dr. Gayinna. Despite the fleet’s collective skepticism, Farahid-2789E proved to be the perfect world to begin anew. Renamed simply Farahid, the world proved to be a difficult world to settle but ultimately became the center of scientific advancement, economic innovation, and political strength as the throneworld to the Empire of Gaennan.
Physical Characteristics
Shape
Farahid’s shape is nearly spherical, like Earth, featuring small flattening at the poles and bulging around the equatordue to rotation. Farahid is approximately an oblate spheroid, whose equatorial diameter is 45 kilometers (28 mi) larger than the pole-to-pole diameter, although the variation is less than 2% of the average radius of the planet.
The point on the surface farthest from the Farahid’s center of mass is the summit of the equatorial, extinct volcano Mount Hizir in Gaamil-Sin (?,???.? km or ?,???.? mi). The average diameter of the reference spheroid is 14,147.4km kilometres (8,790.8 mi). Local topography deviates from this idealized spheroid, although on a global scale these deviations are small compared to Earth’s radius: the maximum deviation of only 0.17% is at the Baladan Divide (10,222.3 metres or 33,537.7 feet below local sea level), whereas Mount Hizir (8,632.5 metres or 28,321.9 feet above local sea level) represents a deviation of ?.??%.
Chemical Composition
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Internal Structure
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Heat
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Tectonic Plates
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Surface
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Hydrosphere
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Atmosphere
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Weather and Climate
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Upper Atmosphere
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Magnetic Field
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Orbit and Rotation
Orbit
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Rotation
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Axial Tilt And Seasons
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Local Timekeeping
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Habitability
A planet that can sustain life is termed habitable, even if life did not originate there. Farahid, like Earth, provides liquid water – an environment where complex organic molecules can assemble and interact, and sufficient energy to sustain metabolism. The distance of Farahid from Tannaat αβ , as well as its orbital eccentricity, rate of rotation, axial tilt, geological history, sustaining atmosphere, and magnetic field all contribute to the current climatic conditions at the surface.
Biosphere
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Tropical Equatorial Jungles
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Sparse Equatorial Sandy Deserts
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The Temperate Band
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Snow Wastes
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The Polar Ice Caps
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Natural Resources and Uses
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Natural and Environmental Hazards
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Native Wildlife
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Human Geography
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Moons
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Artificial Satellites
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National Significance
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