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 Not all entries in the list are //planets// in the usual definition of the term. It includes asteroids, belts, rings and planetary scale artificial constructs such as ring worlds. Not all entries in the list are //planets// in the usual definition of the term. It includes asteroids, belts, rings and planetary scale artificial constructs such as ring worlds.
  
-  * [[./pcl/Belt Group]] A collection of a large number of //Small Bodies//. This is a meta classification to denote a belt or ring around a star or planet. +===== Planetary Classification Groups ===== 
-  * [[./pcl/Small Body Group]] Includes small planetoids such as asteroids or coments, generally not more than 10s of kilometres in diameter. + 
-  * [[./pcl/Dwarf Terrestrial Group]] Small rocky dwarf planets with a mass up to 0.15 of that of Earth. They are generally spherical and may have a trace atmosphere. +[[/worldgen/pcl/belt_group|{{:worldgen:sm_belt.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
-  * [[./pcl/Terrestrial Group]] Rocky worlds generally from 0.02 to 5.0 Earth masses. They may have geological activity (or had it in the past) and may have a substantial atmosphere. +**[[./pcl/Belt Group]]** \\ 
-  * [[./pcl/Helian Group]] - Rocky worlds from 3 to 17 Earth masses which lack a layer of liquid or super-condensed volatives.  +A collection of a large number of Small Bodies. This is a meta classification to denote a belt or ring around a star or planet. 
-  * [[./pcl/Jovian Group]] Range in mass from 10 to 4,000 times the mass of the Earth, up to 13 times the mass of Jupiter. They have rocky or icy cores, and a thick atmosphere generally of hydrogen or helium. +~~~~ 
-  * [[./pcl/Planemo Group]] Planetary mass objects which are not bound to a star. Also known as //rogue planets//+ 
-  * [[./pcl/Construct Group]] Artificially constructed objects of planetary scale or larger, from orbitals thousands of kilometres across to //Dyson Swarms// or //Matrioshka Brains//.+[[/worldgen/pcl/small_body_group|{{:worldgen:sm_small_body.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Small Body Group]]** \\ 
 +Includes small planetoids such as asteroids or coments, generally not more than 10s of kilometres in diameter. 
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/dwarf_terrestrial_group|{{:worldgen:sm_dwarf_terrestrial.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Dwarf Terrestrial Group]]** \\ 
 +Small rocky dwarf planets with a mass up to 0.15 of that of Earth. They are generally spherical and may have a trace atmosphere. 
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/terrestrial_group|{{:worldgen:sm_terrestrial.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Terrestrial Group]]** \\ 
 +Rocky worlds generally from 0.02 to 5.0 Earth masses. They may have geological activity (or had it in the past) and may have a substantial atmosphere. 
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/helian_group|{{:worldgen:sm_helian.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Helian Group]]** \\ 
 +These are rocky worlds from 3 to 17 Earth masses, also known as super-Earths. They may have dense atmospheres or thick planet-wide liquid oceans, and bridge the divide between rocky and gas worlds
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/jovian_group|{{:worldgen:sm_jovian.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Jovian Group]]** \\ 
 +Range in mass from 10 to 4,000 times the mass of the Earth, up to 13 times the mass of Jupiter. They have rocky or icy cores, and a thick atmosphere generally of hydrogen or helium. 
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/planemo_group|{{:worldgen:sm_planemo.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Planemo Group]]** \\ 
 +Planetary mass objects which are not bound to a star. Also known as //rogue planets//. They have have formed by themselves out in the depths of space, or have been ejected from an existing system
 +~~~~ 
 + 
 +[[/worldgen/pcl/construct_group|{{:worldgen:sm_construct.jpg?nolink&100 |}}]] 
 +**[[./pcl/Construct Group]]** \\ 
 +Artificially constructed objects of planetary scale or larger, from orbitals thousands of kilometres across to //Dyson Swarms// or //Matrioshka Brains//. 
 +~~~~ 
 + 
  
 ==== References ==== ==== References ====
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 This list is based on work done by //John Dollan//, and his far more complete version is at the [[http://arcbuilder.home.bresnan.net/PCLMaster.html|ArcBuilder Site]]. The original list, plus later versions, seem to have vanished from the web. There seems to be a partial copy available at [[https://archive.is/Okmio]]. This list is based on work done by //John Dollan//, and his far more complete version is at the [[http://arcbuilder.home.bresnan.net/PCLMaster.html|ArcBuilder Site]]. The original list, plus later versions, seem to have vanished from the web. There seems to be a partial copy available at [[https://archive.is/Okmio]].
  
-There is also a version adapted for the //Eclipse Phase// RPG available [[https://mephitjamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/astrometrics-a-gms-guide-to-exoplanets1.pdf|as PDF]] by James Mephit.+There is also a version adapted for the //Eclipse Phase// RPG available [[https://mephitjamesblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/astrometrics-a-gms-guide-to-exoplanets1.pdf|as PDF]] by [[https://mephitjamesblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/exoplanets/|James Mephit]].
  
 This version is based on a combination of these resources, plus some further modifications. This version is based on a combination of these resources, plus some further modifications.
  
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