| Planetary Information | |
|---|---|
| Betazed | |
| File:Betazed-Planet.jpg | |
| Class: | Minshara |
| Quadrant: | Alpha Quadrant |
| Star System: | Hainara (Beta Veldonna) |
| Discovered: | joined UFP 2273 |
| Claimed By: | UFP |
| Population: | 1.3 billion |
| Leader(s): | Fifth House of Betazed |
| Status: | Federation Member |
Betazed, also known as Cyndriel or "Jewel of the Outer Crown" is a Federation member world and home to the empathic Betazoid species.
- Gravity: 1.0 G
- Length of year: 377.33 Federation standard days
- Length of day: 25 Federation standard hours
- Atmosphere: Oxygen-Nitrogen
- Hydrosphere: 78% of planet's surface
Solar System
Betazed's star is a type G2V with five planets.
The innermost planet, Hynozad, appears as one of the brightest object in Betazed's sky. Hynozad is geologically inactive and has a smooth, light coloured surface, making it one of the most highly reflective planets ever discovered. It is little explored, fo the Betazoids have long attributed a spiritual significance to it and do not wish to treat it as just another plante to be poked at and catalogued.
Betazed is the second planet in the system and has three small moons: Avandar, Merandar and Keylandar. The moons all have distinct orbits and rarely appear in the same section of the sky. When all three moons cluster together it is considered a time of great significance.
The three outer planets Proxon, Avandar and Khrysaros are Class J gas giants with rings and several icy moons each.
Hainara IV (Avandar) is home to the system's orbital shipyards.
Climate
Betazed is consistently described as a lush, beautiful world with a blue sky and pink clouds.
Most of the continents are filled with great forests and rainforests broken up by grasslands and vast wetlands, especially near the coasts. Long rainy seasons typify spring weather on Betazed, but the summers are generally fair and temperate. Autumns and winters also tend to be mild and comfortable, but when the atmospheric conditions shift, they do so with startling speed. Rainstorms can be fierce, and often have natives sprint indoors at the first roll of thunder (offworld visitors are strongly encouraged to make use of the sturdy umbrellas provided free of charge at every major tourism office! Of course a great variety of highly artistic umbrellas are also available for sale all across the planet.)
The island climates of Betazed can vary from subtropical to tropical, moderated by gentle winds.
Individual climatic conditions are strongly dependent on elevation. At sea level there is usually little variation in temperature, regardless of the time of the day or the season of the year. Temperatures range between 24°C and 32°C (75°F-90°F or 297°K to 305°K). Even during the rainy period, however, the precipitation range fluctuates greatly. Windward sides of islands with mountains receive much rain, whereas leeward sides can have almost dry conditions.
Betazed uses no weather-control technology.
