[RFC] The worlds of the 2013 Delta Pavonis Expedition

[robkelk]

Alfheim
Orbiting too close to Delta Pavonis to retain much water, Alfheim is a 'hot Mars' world. Unlike Mars, Alfheim still possesses a substantial nitrogen-carbon dioxide atmosphere, which keeps the surface temperature a toasty 150C. Alfheim has one (as yet unnamed) moon, a chunk of rock 160 km across that probably started life as a near-solar asteroid.

Hmmmmm... according to the sagas, Alfheim is home to Freyr's palace. Freyr also owned the ship Skidbladnir, which always sails directly towards its target, and which can become so small that it can fit in Freyr's pocket - not a bad name for a small moon, IMHO.

[size=smaller](What, did you think all my knowledge of Norse myth was filtered through Fujishima-san?)[/size]
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