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=== The Trellis ===
=== The Trellis ===
The Trellis is a farm-to-table full-board [[wikipedia:bed and breakfast|bed and breakfast]], [[wikipedia:vineyard|vineyard]], and [[wikipedia:winery|winery]] making up one of RPO's three domes. In spite of sudden population growth and apparent influx of Earther tourism, residents of RPO insist that Rhea's distance from the inner planets will never allow it to become a hub for tourism, and The Trellis is a misguided concept. Reservation only.
Located in RPO's north-east dome, The Trellis is a farm-to-table full-board [[wikipedia:bed and breakfast|bed and breakfast]], [[wikipedia:vineyard|vineyard]], and [[wikipedia:winery|winery]] making up one of RPO's three domes. In spite of sudden population growth and apparent influx of Earther tourism, residents of RPO insist that Rhea's distance from the inner planets will never allow it to become a hub for tourism, and The Trellis is a misguided concept. Reservation only.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 23:33, 9 July 2023

Rhea
PIA07763 Rhea full globe5.jpg
Cassini mosaic of Rhea
Discovery
Discovered byG. D. Cassini[1]
Discovery dateDecember 23, 1672[1]
Designations
Designation
Saturn V
Pronunciation/ˈr.ə/[2]
Named after
Ῥέᾱ Rheā
AdjectivesRhean /ˈr.ən/[3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
527108 km
Eccentricity0.0012583
4.518212 d
8.48 km/s[lower-alpha 1]
Inclination0.345° (to Saturn's equator)
Satellite ofSaturn
Physical characteristics
Dimensions1532.4 × 1525.6 × 1524.4 km [5]
Mean radius
763.5±0.5 km[6]
7337000 km2
Mass(2.3064854±0.0000522)×1021 kg[6] (~3.9×10−4 Earths)
Mean density
1.2372±0.0029 g/cm3[6]
0.264 m/s2
0.3911±0.0045[7] (disputed/unclear[8])
0.635 km/s
4.518212 d
(synchronous)
zero
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin 53 K   99 K
10 [9]

Rhea (/ˈr.ə/) is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Sol System, with a surface area that is comparable to the area of Australia. It is the smallest body in the Sol System for which precise measurements have confirmed a shape consistent with hydro-static equilibrium.[11] It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.


Primary Outpost

Map

Airlocks

  • Polaris - The north-most airlock, named for its relative vicinity to the star Polaris.
  • Whitaker Dome - Central human accessible airlock. Named after A.J. Whittaker, founder of RPO.
  • Combine Repair - Opens directly into a repair garage inside of the Whittaker Dome
  • Trellis Dome Airlock - North-western airlock and primary entrance to The Trellis.
  • Old Town Airlock - This eastern airlock was the first airlock that was constructed, while other exterior passages were blocked.
  • Delta Airlock - The south-most airlock in RPO. This airlock exits at the bottom of the Delta Crater.

The Trellis

Located in RPO's north-east dome, The Trellis is a farm-to-table full-board bed and breakfast, vineyard, and winery making up one of RPO's three domes. In spite of sudden population growth and apparent influx of Earther tourism, residents of RPO insist that Rhea's distance from the inner planets will never allow it to become a hub for tourism, and The Trellis is a misguided concept. Reservation only.

Notes

  1. Calculated on the basis of other parameters.

References

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  3. Moore et al. (1984) "The Geomorphology of Rhea", Proceedings of the fifteenth Lunar and Planetary Science, Part 2, p C-791–C-794
  4. Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service Minor Planet Center
  5. Roatsch, T.; Jaumann, R.; Stephan, K.; Thomas, P. C. (2009). "Cartographic Mapping of the Icy Satellites Using ISS and VIMS Data". Saturn from Cassini-Huygens. pp. 763–781. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-9217-6_24. ISBN 978-1-4020-9216-9.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jacobson, Robert. A. (1 November 2022). "The Orbits of the Main Saturnian Satellites, the Saturnian System Gravity Field, and the Orientation of Saturn's Pole*". The Astronomical Journal. 164 (5): 199. Bibcode:2022AJ....164..199J. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac90c9. S2CID 252992162.
  7. Anderson, J. D.; Schubert, G. (2007). "Saturn's satellite Rhea is a homogeneous mix of rock and ice". Geophysical Research Letters. 34 (2): L02202. Bibcode:2007GeoRL..34.2202A. doi:10.1029/2006GL028100.
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  9. Observatorio ARVAL (April 15, 2007). "Classic Satellites of the Solar System". Observatorio ARVAL. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  10. Verbiscer, A.; French, R.; Showalter, M.; Helfenstein, P. (9 February 2007). "Enceladus: Cosmic Graffiti Artist Caught in the Act". Science. 315 (5813): 815. Bibcode:2007Sci...315..815V. doi:10.1126/science.1134681. PMID 17289992. S2CID 21932253. (supporting online material, table S1)
  11. http://www.ciclops.org/media/sp/2011/6794_16344_0.pdf Template:Webarchive Template:Bare URL PDF