Talas
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Talas (/'tæləs/ TAL-əs; oʀᴛʜoᴅox: T) is the larger and more distant of Iær's
two moons. It follows a retrograde orbit, and shadow appears to move
from left to right when viewed from Iær; it rises in the west and sets in the east. It has a less dense
composition than Luca; this, in addition to
its outer position, results in significantly more and larger impact
craters on its surface. The relative positions and sizes of Talas and
Luca result in similar apparent magnitude—it was believed in the Last Era (and still is in some quarters) that they are of the same size.
Talas is of great importance to the religions of Iær. Followers of The Sanctum,
especially the educated populace, recognize that Talas is larger and
more distant than Luca rather than identical; advancements in telescope technology have removed any doubt, however adherents to Nabi Kii still refute this fact.
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Talas
Statistics
Satellite of:
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Iær
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Surface Area:
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48 145 403.6 km²
126.93% of Earth's moon
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Mean Radius:
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1 957.368 km
112.66% of Earth's moon
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Volume:
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3.14127×10¹⁰ km³
143.06% of Earth's moon
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Mass:
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9.55576×10²² kg
130.15% of Earth's moon
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Mean Density:
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3.042 g/cm³
90.97% of Earth's moon
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Surface Gravity:
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1.781 m/s²
18.16% of Earth's (ɢ)
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Orbital Velocity:
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2.18727 km/s
214.02% of Earth's moon
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Orbital Period:
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30.46265 d
30d 11h 6m 12.96s
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Mean Orbital
Radius:
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916 116 km
238.32% of Earth's moon
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Maps
Orthographic Terrain Map (Near side)
Equirectangular Terrain Map
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