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''This page is about the Jovian moon. For the character, see [[Callisto (character)]].''
 
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'''Callisto''' is home to the [[Whedonite]] Fen who don't want to even pretend they're at odds with the [[Heinleinians]] on [[Ganymede]]; casual tourists often find the welcome on Callisto to be less forced than on Ganymede.
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The moon is also home to a large fraction of the Anne McCaffrey Fen who have made it Up, based on it being a major location in her ''Tower and Hive'' series.
  
 
== Known Places on Callisto ==
 
== Known Places on Callisto ==
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* Jossburg (capital)
 
* Whedonite domed towns and farms
 
* Whedonite domed towns and farms
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* The Tower - unofficial home base of the Anne McCaffrey Fen
  
 
==Related Links==
 
==Related Links==
 
* [[Jupiter]]
 
* [[Jupiter]]
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* [[Io]]
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* [[Europa]]
 
* [[Ganymede]]
 
* [[Ganymede]]
  
===== Related Websites =====
 
These are sources of hard-science information and inspirational imagery for anyone who wants to write about the Jovian subsystem in Fenspace.  So far, all sites are on NASA servers.  Ideally, these links should be incorporated into the articles that should be written for this page, then this section deleted after the articles are posted here.
 
 
* [http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter Solar System Exploration: Planets: Jupiter]
 
* [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/jupiterflyby/Jupiter Milennium Flyby]
 
* [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galileo/?CFID=6676198 The Galileo Project]
 
** [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080817.html Io's Surface: Under Construction] - the Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2008 August 17
 
  
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 6 April 2012

This page is about the Jovian moon. For the character, see Callisto (character).

Places in Fenspace
Callisto
Callisto.jpg
Planetary characteristics
Orbit1,882,700 km from Jupiter (mean)
Diameter4,800 km (equatorial)
Surface Gravity0.13 G
Year16.68 days
Day16.68 hours
Mean Temperature122°K (-151°C)
Atmospheren/a
Water/Ice Index90%
Political AffiliationFenspace Convention
GovernmentDirect Democracy
CapitalJossburg
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Callisto is home to the Whedonite Fen who don't want to even pretend they're at odds with the Heinleinians on Ganymede; casual tourists often find the welcome on Callisto to be less forced than on Ganymede.

The moon is also home to a large fraction of the Anne McCaffrey Fen who have made it Up, based on it being a major location in her Tower and Hive series.

Known Places on Callisto

  • Jossburg (capital)
  • Whedonite domed towns and farms
  • The Tower - unofficial home base of the Anne McCaffrey Fen

Related Links