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 Small worlds with masses ranging from 0.0001 to 0.15 Earth masses. Most are large enough to sustain hydrostatic equilibrium (they are spherical), and may have geological activity due to tidal stresses. Many are relatively passive worlds though, and rarely have much of a sustainable atmosphere. Small worlds with masses ranging from 0.0001 to 0.15 Earth masses. Most are large enough to sustain hydrostatic equilibrium (they are spherical), and may have geological activity due to tidal stresses. Many are relatively passive worlds though, and rarely have much of a sustainable atmosphere.
  
-===== Protothermic Class =====+===== ProtoThermic Class =====
  
 Small bodies still in the process of forming. Their surfaces are often partial to completely molten, and their atmospheres are typically thick with hydrogen and helium. They are generally found in young solar systems. Small bodies still in the process of forming. Their surfaces are often partial to completely molten, and their atmospheres are typically thick with hydrogen and helium. They are generally found in young solar systems.
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   * [[ProtoCarbonian]]   * [[ProtoCarbonian]]
   * [[ProtoGelidian]]   * [[ProtoGelidian]]
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 +Apart from their size, these world types are very similar to the ProtoActive worlds of the [[Terrestrial Group]], and their names are similar. If they end in -ian, they are Dwarf Terrestrial worlds, those that end in -ic are Terrestrial worlds.
  
 ===== GeoPassive Class ===== ===== GeoPassive Class =====
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     * [[Selenian]]     * [[Selenian]]
     * [[Cerean]]     * [[Cerean]]
 +  * [[Bathic]] - Small worlds covered in liquid water and with enough of an atmosphere to keep it from boiling off.
   * [[Carbonian]]   * [[Carbonian]]
-  * [[Gelidian]] +  * [[Gelidian]] - Frozen worlds made mostly of ice. Some may have a small rocky core. 
-  * [[Stygian]]+  * [[Stygian]] - Rocky dwarf worlds which have frozen solid over time, due to changes in orbit or stellar life cycle.
  
 ===== GeoThermic Class ===== ===== GeoThermic Class =====
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 These worlds sustain regular or intermittent geological or geothermal activity due to temperature differences caused by highly eccentric orbits. These worlds sustain regular or intermittent geological or geothermal activity due to temperature differences caused by highly eccentric orbits.
  
-  * [[Phaetonic]] +  * [[Phaethonic]] - These are metal-rich worlds which experience intense volcanism as they approach their parent sun at extreme epistellar distances. 
-  * [[Apollonian]] +  * [[Apollonian]] - These are silicate-rich worlds which experience intense volcanism as they approach their parent sun at extreme epistellar distances. 
-  * [[Sethian]] +  * [[Sethian]] - These are carbon-rich worlds which experience intense hydrocarbon volcanism as they approach their parent star at extreme epistellar distances. 
-  * [[Erisian]]+  * [[Erisian]] - These are icy worlds which experience cryo-volcanism or crustal evaporation as they move in their elliptical orbit to within the snowline. 
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 +//Note that **WorldGen** does not currently support elliptical orbits, so simulating these world types is not yet possible.//
  
 ===== GeoTidal Class ===== ===== GeoTidal Class =====
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     * [[EuTitaniun]]     * [[EuTitaniun]]
     * [[TitanianLacustric]]     * [[TitanianLacustric]]
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