Nijin-Iowa

The fourth planet of the Nijin-Laj system.

Planetary information

• Planet mass: 0.21823 M⊕

• planet diameter: 0.59731 D⊕ [diameter 7610.98 Km]

• Axial tilt: 81°32'

• average mean temperature: 74.063°C [165.313°F]

• bond Albedo: 15%

• greenhouse effect: 3.4274°C

Atmosphere

• N₂ (71.4%)

• CO₂ (15.3%)

• C₂H₂ (6.76%)

• C₂H₄ (3.37%)

• SO₂ (2.55%)

• Other gases (<1%)

Geography

Nijin-Iowa is a Barren sandy desert dotted with active volcanoes and gigantic mountain ridges.
The planet is orbited by 11 small moons, only two of which more than 800 Km in diameter, the orbits of which are unstable and slowly decaying. The two biggest moons are Nijin-Iowa Nazh and Nijin-Iowa Loh.
Nijin-Iowa has been subject to several expeditions in the past two centuries with the objective of recovering precursor technologies. The planet was also home to the first ever exoplanetary movie set, seeing the production of "The CRADLE: stranded in blue", the ambitious movie that, in 2498, starred Miquel Valverde and Poli'ahu Kamea in the role of two survivors on the alien planet; the movie was praised by critics and public alike, however it bombed at the box office due to the very high costs required by the shooting crew and for the maintenance of the habitats on the alien planet.
Although uninhabitable to life, the planet was, at some point in time, inhabited by the Precursors as demonstrated by the presence of several dome-like structures dotting its surface; the function of these structures is still unknwown.

Natural Resources

Of minor economic interest for certain rare minerals found deep in the planet crust; most states don't operate on the planet as the mining and travelling costs outweight the benefits.

Alternative Name(s)

Galileo, HIP 531 A-4

Type

Planet