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...ious underhanded means. And the vestiges of past battles are all over the planet, from minefields yet to be cleared to stranger marks of the use of esoteric ...ajor [[continental plate]]s. Two of Meptus's continents lie mostly in the planet's [[pole (geography)|polar]] regions, and are only sparsely inhabited by ra

...maller body artificially shaped into a sphere would not be classified as a planet. ...[[organism]]s, not all habitable [[world]]s are planets. By definition, a planet must be spherical in shape, and must be in orbit around a [[sun]]. Planets

...by [[cloud]]s of [[water]], tinted yellow by [[sulfur]]ous impurities; the planet as a whole, therefore, what can be seen of it through its extensive urbaniz ...imits of the [[Taladan system]] are also plentifully supplied with [[dwarf planet]]s of various descriptions.

...where [[human]]s originated. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy, third planet out from a mid-sized star. ...s opposed to of the ocean) or of mortal life, rather than to things of the planet Earth specifically, in addition to its [[æalogy|æalogical]] mea

...he [[Bundan system]], the [[star system]] best known for the [[terrestrial planet]] of [[Eolo]]. Though, like most [[gas giant]]s, composed primarily of [[h ...ons much closer to the [[terrestrial world|terrestrial]] standard than the planet itself. Although certainly colonization of Alen is proceeding, it is on it

...ct of further colonization of distant worlds as well. While thus far each planet colonized outside of Eolo's system has been the result of powerful [[divina ...r planets, Eolans had long been interested in colonizing the air above the planet's surface. Eolo teems with [[shee]]s, none larger than a few dozen [[meter

...ence between the two sides than between the [[hemisphere]]s of a typical [[planet]]. Otherwise, the two sides of the devare are likely to be considered enti ...the outer [[crust (mound)|crust]] of a [[terrestrial world|terrestrial]] [[planet]]. In some cases, the dense [[core (mound)|core]] may contain exotic miner

...the [[Second Konabian Empire]], and put to use as a vast prison. All the planet's surface is devoted to the cause of keeping the prisoners secure; Khalan h Necessarily, as a prison covering an entire planet, Khalan is not filled with walls and cells. On the contrary, while some pr

The length of a year may be based on any convenient cycle; many if not most terrestrial worlds have some sort of regular transition or phenomenon with a [[period]] ...ne (planet)|Neptune]] is about 165 times a Terran year, while a [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] year is only about one fifth of a Terran year.

...d {{IPA|/kjuːk/}}) is a [[species]] of [[organism]] native to the [[planet]] of [[Kadis]], which has a level of intelligence at least equal to that of ...sins. Cukes are particularly common within the tunnels that honeycomb the planet's outer [[crust]], and many [[biologist]]s believe the creatures were actua

...exception of terrestrial planes, but it may be simply that cosmoi without terrestrial planes haven't been discovered because they are inimical to normal life). ...y to [[terrestrial world]]s. An erogative plane may otherwise seem rather terrestrial itself, with its contents and inhabitants going about a rather ordinary exi

...ed {{IPA|/θɔrg/}}) is a [[living world]] of [[Tamamna]], a [[planet]]-sized lump of biomass that is home to many different [[ellogy|ellogous]] ...fills the flow vessels is not directly breathable by humans and most other terrestrial creatures, but many Thorghan residents have been modified to be able to bre

...eme cases, a city may take up an entire [[continent]], or even an entire [[planet]] or other [[mound]]. The former type of city is sometimes called an [[epe ...large amount of resources, especially food. For this reason, on typical [[terrestrial world]]s, cities do not arise before the advent of [[agriculture]], which p