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Aega???

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:29 am
by CMDR ARGHouse
I was going through the moons on Jupiter in my Sol extended file, revising the ice cover and metalicity percentages of all the moons when I came across Aega. I can't find it online, or in Space Engine? Is it a real satellite of Jupiter or fictional?

Re: Aega???

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:41 am
by nozmajner
Hmm, it seems it was me, but quite a few years ago. I can't remember where I got the orbital data or the name.
Good catch! Feel free to fix on master!

Re: Aega???

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:41 pm
by CMDR ARGHouse
Also the metallicity value, is it referring to surface metallicity, total metallicity or core metallicity.

Re: Aega???

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:59 pm
by nozmajner
I think it is surface. At least it needs to be high for the Mining laser to get you anything of value. But I'm not sure if I'm correct about any of these.

Re: Aega???

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:05 am
by sturnclaw
Metallicity is essentially a "catch-all" scalar for crust metallicity used in other calculations that does not have any particular physical basis for its values. It's a 0..1 value indicating the distribution between light and heavy metallic elements in the crust.

Re: Aega???

Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:35 am
by CMDR ARGHouse
Ah crust metallicity, I was using core metallicity values from Space Engine... ooops.