Kongming

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Kongming
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Seal, containing symbolism related to the Kongming lantern
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Photograph of Kongming
Interstellar Zone
Government: Stateless, de-facto corporate rule
Colonised: 3500
Geography
System: Gliese 1061 System
Avg. distance from Earth: 12 ly
Demographics
Population: 100,000 (average)
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Kongming (Martian English: Kaanmig) is a stateless planet (also known as Gliese 1061 d) that is managed by Zilong mining conglomerates. Its largest demographic is fly-in fly-out miners from nearby Zilong and the Solar System. The initial settlers of Zilong considered going to Kongming instead but did not when surface scans confirming the then long-held suspicions of the planet being unsuitable for life. Further investigations in the following centuries revealed that the planet was rich in valuable resources, giving enough incentive for its eventual colonisation by mining conglomerates.

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Habitability[edit | edit source]

Though Kongming orbits its parent star's habitable zone, it is wholly uninhabitable due to its lack of an atmosphere. Humans on the surface are required to wear Interface Suits to survive the high radiation levels. Due to its closeness to its star, Kongming is also tidally locked.