Water world with an Earth mass of 5.X
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I discovered one this morning that was between 5 & 6 earth masses, it also had rings for a bonus. It was noticeably larger than the others I've found on this trip I just started.
Elite Galaxy Online. Tracks records, has a nifty orrery tool. EDDB has a more comprehensive dataset but it isn't so easily searchable for records.
Rep denied...but thanks!
The really, really big waterwords can look like gas giants at first glance; the giveaway is the complete lack of stripes (although the icecaps can look like stripes at first glance too). The biggest I've personally found is about thirty earth-masses.
These worlds are never terraformable, of course (anything above surface gravity 2.0 is invalid, which typically means a mass of above 4.0 to 4.2, depending on planet density). So they may be big and cool-looking, but they're not the most valuable waterworlds out there.
These worlds are never terraformable, of course (anything above surface gravity 2.0 is invalid, which typically means a mass of above 4.0 to 4.2, depending on planet density). So they may be big and cool-looking, but they're not the most valuable waterworlds out there.
This is my little baby with 330 EM (yes, I'm a little proud): http://www.elitegalaxyonline.com/object-view/?object_id=223121
The record was short-lived, though. Naturally, EtherealCereal snatched it a few days later... and multiple times... *shaking fist in his general direction*
Hmmmm.... looking through the first 10 WW mass record holders I just noticed that many of those systems contain the elusive Helium-rich Gas Giants. Interesting.
The record was short-lived, though. Naturally, EtherealCereal snatched it a few days later... and multiple times... *shaking fist in his general direction*
Hmmmm.... looking through the first 10 WW mass record holders I just noticed that many of those systems contain the elusive Helium-rich Gas Giants. Interesting.