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The surface of Ghellhonus can appear quite Earthlike, as evidenced from this view along the Great Murky River.  Closer inspection, however, will reveal surroundings far different from anything on Earth.

Alpha Centauri has the distinction of not only being the closest star to the Sun (if one takes the system, including distant Proxima, as a whole), but also it is the closest Sun-like star.  As such, it has long captured the imagination of Mankind.  Many have wondered if it might possess a world similar to the Earth, or if, being a part of a relatively close binary system, it could hold planets at all.  Many works of fiction have placed alien worlds and alien beings here, while more serious works of science fact have attempted to decode the puzzles found in this system.  Only with the advent of interstellar exploration, unmanned as it was, did the true nature of this stellar system become known.  Alpha Centauri A, otherwise known as Kentauros, is a star system of wonders and alien glory.  And the jewel of the system can be found within the great blue marble of a world, Ghellhonus, and its thriving ecosystems.


Ghellhonus, from space, conveys the aesthetic beauty that is inherent with all Gaian worlds.

 

    The Astronomical Setting

    The Geological Setting

    The Meteorological Setting

    The Hydrological Setting

    The Terrestrial Setting

    The Colonial Setting

 

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Some things never change, no matter what planet you visit.  here, the drama of life is played out as a predator chases down its prey.

 

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