HOME | DD
thefirstfleet β Tidal forces
#enterprise #orbit #planet #spaceship #star #starship #trek
Published: 2017-03-25 20:12:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 9434; Favourites: 258; Downloads: 425
Redirect to original
Description
The Enterprise finds a super-Earth whose moon is constantly ripped apart by the amazing gravitational forces.Models by me
Related content
Comments: 56
π: 0 β©: 0
Wait a sec, So did you model the planets as well?
π: 0 β©: 1
Beautiful shot. I've always had a sweet spot for those orange impulse engines.
This moon is reminiscent of Io and how it's crust is constantly reshaped by Jupiter's immense gravity.
π: 0 β©: 1
Yeah, Io was one of the inspirations for this pic.
π: 0 β©: 0
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
I'm going to guess that some of the crew have personal memories...
π: 0 β©: 1
Yay! I was wondering when ya were gonna post another pic.
π: 0 β©: 1
Well come on, chop-chop with the next one!
π: 0 β©: 0
The New Ent never looked so good
Pity it never got the chance to do stuff like this
Impressive picture
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
Oooo neat. Β I like that this touches upon a very central aspect of what the Federation does; exploration. Β Imagine the crazy amounts of useful data on such things you could gather by driving a starship right up to it and recording everything! Β Best NASA would love to be able to do that today.
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
Would this moon be just outside the planet's Roche limit?
π: 0 β©: 1
I think so. Or in a highly elliptical orbit.
π: 0 β©: 0
Cool! Nice to see a super-Earth featured in a sci-fi illustration
π: 0 β©: 1
I started to read about exoplanets and the concept cuaght my eye.
π: 0 β©: 0
I could look at the refit Enterprise all day long.
π: 0 β©: 1
You're welcome.Β It is a beautiful piece.
π: 0 β©: 0
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
That looks great. Must be quite a view from the larger planet during night time!
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you very much!
π: 0 β©: 0
| Next =>