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The Zones, Hot, Ecosphere and Cold, are the areas in which planets are found.
The Hot zone would be closest to the sun and temperatures on planets therefore be Hot and unsuitable for life except in microscopic form. (Read unbearable for humans.)
The Ecosphere would be the area around the sun in which planets could sustain life, the temperatures there would be moderate on a planet. (Read suitable for humans.)
The Cold zone would be the area after the ecosphere and furthest away from the Sun, temperatures there would be incapable of supporting life except in microscopic forms.
The commentary Halo is where the outer edges of comet orbits or in interstellar space between stars not bound by any orbit.
Planets in the X, Y, and Z Class are reserved for planets with environments hostile to human(oid) life. No planets or planetoids have yet been classified with the letters U, V, or W. This list is based off of the information provided in the Star Trek: Starcharts book written by Geoffrey Mandel.
A cools to C
E cools to F cools to G cools to K, L, M, or N
A ----> C
K ___
L | O
E ----> F ----> G ---->M ------|
N |___P
None
0 to 2 billion years
1,000 to 10,000 km
Ecosphere/Cold Zone
Partially Molten
Primarily hydrogen compounds
Cools to become Class C
No Known Life forms
Mercury
0 to 10 billion years
1,000 to 10,000 km
Hot Zone
Partially molten, high surface temperature
Extremely tenuous, few chemically active gases
None
No known life forms
Pluto
2 - 10 billion years
1,000 to 10,000 km
Ecosphere/Cold Zone
Low surface temperature
Frozen
No further evolution
No know life forms
Luna (Sol IIIa)
2 to 10 billion years
100 to 1,000 km
Hot Zone/Ecosphere/Cold Zone/ orbiting other planets usually
Barren and cratered
None or very tenuous
None
No know life forms
None
0 to 2 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Molten, high surface temperature
Hydrogen compounds and reactive gases
Cool to Class F
Carbon cycle
None
1 to 3 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Volcanic eruptions due to molten core
Hydrogen compounds
Cool to class G
Silicon based
None
3 to 4 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Still crystallizing
Carbon dioxide, some toxic gasses
Cools to Class K, L, M, or N
Primitive single-celled organisms
None
4-10 billion years
8,000 to 15,000 km
Hot Zone/Ecosphere/Cold Zone
Hot and arid, little or no surface water
May contain heavy gasses and metal vapors
None
Drought and radiation resistant plants and animals
None
2 to 10 billion years
140,000 to 10 million km
Cold Zone
Tenuous, comprised of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds; radiates heat
Zones vary in temperature, pressure, and composition; water vapor may be present
None
No Know Life forms
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
2 to 10 billion years
50,000 to 140,000 km
Cold Zone
Tenuous, comprised of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds; radiates some heat
Zones vary in temperature, pressure, and composition
None
Hydrocarbon based
Mars
4 to 10 billion years
5,000 to 10,000 km
Ecosphere
Barren, little or no surface water
Thin mostly Carbon dioxide
No Further Evolution
Primitive single celled organisms; adaptable for humanoid colonization through use of pressure domes
Borg Prime, Vaadwaur
4 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Rocky and barren, little surface water
Oxygen/argon, high concentration of carbon dioxide
None
Limited to plant life; suitable for humanoid colonization
Earth, Vulcan, Cardassia Prime, Romulus, Qo'noS
3 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Surface water abundant
Nitrogen, Oxygen, trace elements
No further evolution, 2 sub-types
Extensive vegetation, animal life, humanoids
Venus
3 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
High surface temperature due to greenhouse effect; water exists only as vapor
Extremely dense, carbon dioxide and sulfides
No further Evolution
No Known life forms
None
3 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Liquid water covers 80% or more of surface area
Nitrogen, oxygen, trace elements
No further evolution
Aquatic vegetation, animal life, humanoids
None
3 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 15,000 km
Ecosphere
Frozen water(ice) covers 80% or more of surface area
Nitrogen, oxygen, trace elements
No further evolution
Hardy vegetation, animal life, humanoids
Genesis Planet
2 to 10 billion years
4,000 to 15,000 km
Hot Zone/Ecosphere/Cold Zone
Ranges from molten to water and/or carbon dioxide ice, due to eccentric orbit or variable output of star
Ranges from tenuous to very dense
None
No Known Life forms
None
2 to 10 billion years
4,000 to 15,000 km
Interstellar space, cometary halos
May be temperate due to geothermal venting
Primarily volcanic out gassing
None
Non-photosynthetic plants, animal life
None
2 to 10 billion years
10 to 50 million km
Cold Zone
Tenuous, composed of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds; radiates generous amounts of heat
Zones vary in temperature, pressure, and composition; water vapor may be present
None
No Known Life forms
None
2 to 10 billion years
50 to 120 million km
Cold Zone
Tenuous, composed of gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen compounds; radiates generous amounts of heat
Zones vary in temperature, pressure, and composition; water vapor may be present
None
No Known Life forms
None
2 to 10 billion years
10,000 to 50,000 km
Hot Zone/Ecosphere/Cold Zone
Temperature can exceed 500 Kelvin
Turbulent, saturated with toxic chemicals and thermionic radiation. Comunications can not be maintained. Should land on this planet in only extreme emergencies.
None
Mimetic (only know to be in Delta Quadrant)
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