Coruscant

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Coruscant
Astrographical
Region	Galactic Core
Sector	Coruscant
System	Coruscant
Galactic coordinates	(-6, 50)
System coordinates	(10, 2)
Suns	Coruscant Prime
Moons	0
Physical
Primary Terrain	Urban Cityscape, mountains
Planet Type	temperate/breathable
Planet Size	15 x 15
Points of Interest
Societal
Native Species	Coruscanti
Official Language	Galactic Basic
Approximate Population	58,665,266,203 inhabitants
Major Cities
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Grand Moff	{{{moff}}}

The planet of Coruscant is geographically located approximately 10,000 light-years away from the galactic core and has the popular misconception of being the closest planet to the Galactic Core. For millennias, it's proximity to the galactic core has resulted in the planet playing host as the Galactic Capital since the formation of the Old Republic. Coruscant's most famous feature however is the fact it is a ecumenopolis; the entire planet now amassed into one city. It currently serves as the capital planet of the Galactic Empire.

Planetary features

Composition and structure

Internal structure

Like many terrestrial planets, Coruscant features five chemical and physical layers that results in it's designation as a Temperate/Breathable planet. The most dense layer, the Inner Core, has a diameter of ~3,400 km and is composed of molten Meleenium, Duracrete and Lommite.

The next layer, the Outer Core, of Coruscant is approximately 3,140 km below the surface of Coruscant and the transition between Inner and Outer Core occurs 5,428 km below the planet's surface. With temperatures ranging from 3904 degrees to 6702 degrees within the molten metal, it is the Outer Core that once produced the planet's internal heat. This has since changed following the development of the planet into a ecumenopolis. The Outer Core also produces the magnetic and gravitational sphere of influence (estimated to total 1.4 Gm or 1,400,000 kilometers in radius) via Eddy currents in the Meleenium fluid that the Outer Core is primarily composed of. The Outer Core is not under enough pressure to be solid, so it is liquid even though it has a composition similar to that of the Inner Core.

Coruscant's next layer, known as the Mantle, is composed of three layers of differing density and approximately 2,890 km below the surface of Coruscant, it once caused the movement of tectonic plates on the planet. This has since stopped following the planet's natural cooling and the thinning of the Mantle layers although it was formerly under enough pressure to allow the Crust of the planet to 'float' on its solid state. It is the first solid layer of the planet's composition and acted as the transitional point between the molten metals that form the planet's Core and the space-exposed crust. Despite it's geographical proximity to the Core, it's temperatures range from 550 degrees to 985 degrees; close to the melting point of many Galactic metals but hot enough to provide an ease of movement..

The final layer of Coruscant's internal structure is the Crust, a composition of variety of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks in addition to various metals that once formed deposits on the planet's surface. The upper part of the mantle is composed mostly of peridotite, a rock denser than rocks common in the overlying crust. The Crust and underlying relatively rigid Mantle make up Coruscant's lithosphere. Because of convection in the underlying Mantle and asthenosphere, the lithosphere was broken into tectonic plates that once moved. However due to its use as the Galactic Capital and millenia of development; these tectonic plates have been fused together through engineering efforts and the planet's natural degrading through age.

Surface

Prior to the mass urbanization of the planet, Coruscant was an ocean-rich world with similar terrain to those of Kuat and Corellia. However, following the massive construction works that resulted in Coruscant becoming a single city, all natural bodies of water were purposely drained and stored in vast underground caverns. This includes Coruscant's two icecaps, which both have been artificially designed to supply the Northern and Southern hemispheres with water. At this time, the only bodies of water that are visible are around the 'Western Sea'; an artificially-created set of lakes designed for tourists on holidays in addition to assist in the regulation of the atmosphere.

Due to the lack of natural bodies of water to feed, water and provide a stable atmosphere to the inhabitants, architects for centuries have designed a self-contained eco-system with the vast skyscrapers that fill Coruscant's surface. Included in these designed are Polar Cap stations; massive buildings devoted to the production of water that then provide nearby districts via a complex series of pipes.

These series of pipes run throughout the entire surface of Coruscant; connecting the kilometer-high skyscrapers together. With 59 billion inhabitants, not including transients, temporary workers, unregistered populace nor residents of orbital facilities, the skyscrapers of Coruscant have dwarfed all the remaining natural features of the planet. Layers upon layers of structures, decks, residential and commercial quarters, as well as factories and mining facilities (which now lay dormant in the lowest reaches of the planet) form a second planetary layer. It is unknown how old the lowest levels really are and who dwells in them, as they escape the notice of the upper levels.

Artificial lighting illuminated most levels of Coruscant, with advertisement holograms, propaganda and the various industrial and residential engineering pipes able to be seen everywhere. There were numerous establishments for entertainment, catering to the myriad of alien species that would flock to the planet.

Many layers, especially the ones that lie deep in the shadows of the skyscrapers are inhabited by dubious people. In some areas a wondrous fauna has either evolved, or developed from imported animals. The lowest reaches of Coruscant are a dark and forbidden place. Neither sun nor artificial light can reach that far and they are, therefore, considered off-limits. Even the dauntless do not go there without a good reason.

To accommodate for the still growing demand for space, engineers try to develop plans to re-colonize those nether regions of Coruscant. One of the obstacles facing them is large amount of carbon dioxide, the by-product of living organisms and industry. Being heavier than most gases, it sinks to the surface and makes life virtually impossible. As a stop-gap solution, Coruscant’s ecological engineers installed atmospheric dampeners, and equipped them with repulsors and various sensors. These dampeners constantly monitor their respective sections of the atmosphere and remove the excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the lower regions. Due to the fact that the layers of carbon dioxide are as thick as several thousand meters, this process takes a long time and will likely take as long to remove as it had time to build up; several hundred years.

Native species

With the entire surface inhabited, indigenous wildlife is nearly non-existent on Coruscant. Several species of insectoids, arachnids, roaches, rodents, and duracrete worms act more as parasites to the planet than true wildlife. Perhaps the only real animals left to the planet are a small number of species of birds that nests atop the atmosphere reaching towers, occasionally swooping down and grab the sandwich out of the hands of a unsuspecting pedestrian or hunting for insects. In recent days environmental issues lead to the protection of these birds, and one, the Yellow Skimp, has been put under protection.

Whatever wildlife was once present can be seen in the various museums. There is evidence, however, that a new form of life, considered fauna, has developed far off in the deepest reaches of the city-structures. Little is known of this life and it is not certain whether it evolved from Coruscant's fauna or if it is an off-shoot of imported life-forms. Rumours persist that semi-sentient beings live in the lower reaches of the cities. But to this day no hard evidence has been found to support those rumours.