Category:Asteria

Asteria is a terrestrial planet slightly larger than Earth orbiting an A-type main-sequence star. It has a revolution of 300 Earth days and a rotation of 26 Earth hours, as well as two moons: Caelestis, just slightly larger than Earth's moon, and Vesta, a moonmoon that orbits Caelestis. Like Earth, it has four seasons (though its springs and autumns are slightly shorter), four climate zones, and is mostly water (though it's closer to 85% water than 70%). Asteria was discovered in SD1990 and given the designation LGBT-90. It was later re-named Asteria, after the Roman goddess of stars, when it was discovered it held lifeforms. =Geography=

Cybele
Cybele is Asteria's largest landmass. It has a mostly tropical climate, with a large rainforest (Iris) covering most of the northern half and a large desert (Pastel's Desert) covering most of the south-central half. It has two peninsulas (the Petulantian Peninsula and the Archivist' Peninsula) and two major islands (Atiss and Hybris). To its north it's connected to Mithras through a land bridge, though it's blocked by the Cybelian Mountains. To its southeast lies Edesia. Cybele is inhabited mostly by Xenopoda.

Mithras
Mithras is the second-largest continent on Asteria. In its south the Cybelian Mountains morph into rough, rocky terrain until they reach Ordiri, a temperate forest covering most of the southeast. Further north, Ordiri morphs into a large taiga-tundra zone called the Darjgá. Southwest Mithras is covered by the Baaphomoors, a marshy wetland region between Lake Anahita and the Nereon Bay. It's inhabited mostly by Xenopoda, Parimata, and Aprimorimata.

Edesia
Edesia is the smallest continent on Asteria. Mainland Edesia is southeast of Cybele, but it includes most islands on the Seideon Sea, including Bibesia, Agenor, Chrysaor, Pegasus, and Belus. Though it's in the subtropical zone, winds from the Hesperian Ocean keep it at a temperate climate. It's mostly inhabited by the Jeophilomorpha, Polyidea, and Exaphyla.

North & South Pole
Hespera, Asteria's south pole, is mostly barren and void of life (as far as we know; some Mystaphyla and Xenopoda have been spotted there). Aurora, Asteria's north pole, is notable because of its extreme temperature fluctuations: in the summer, it melts almost entirely, only to reform in the winter. It's also the only place on Asteria that has an aurora, called Pastel's Aurora, which is red instead of the usual Earth-like green.

Voltura
Voltura, also called the Volturnean Ocean, is the largest ocean on Asteria. It covers nearly 70 million mi2 and averages a depth of 1500 feet. It's home to wide array of continental shelves and underwater volcanoes.

Seideon Sea
The Seideon Sea is Asteria's second-largest ocean. It covers the nearly 10 million mi2 basin between Edesia and Mithras. It's home to several islands such as Agenor and Chrysaor, as well as a wide array of Mogazoa such as the Amorimata and many Exaphyla.

Hesperian & Aurorian Oceans
The Hesperian Ocean is almost entirely bare, its waters being too cold to support much life. The Aurorian Ocean, on the other hand, is warmer and can host a wider array of life, such as the Tumorpha.