Operations manual
Moon

Displays the survey record for a natural satellite. Data is organised into tabs corresponding to each digit of the Universal World Profile, plus a supplementary Orbital tab. Moons orbit a planetary body rather than a stellar primary; orbital distances are expressed in planetary diameters.

Tabs

Orbital
Orbital radius in planetary diameters, period, effective HZCO deviation, periapsis and apoapsis (km), tidal lock status, sidereal day, twilight zone flag, and the location hierarchy up through the parent planet, star system, and sector.
Starport
Starport classification (A–E, X), allegiance, and travel zone.
Physical
Diameter (km), mass (Earth masses), surface gravity (g), density (Earth relative), mean temperature (°C, with periapsis and apoapsis temperature shown underneath — omitted for bodies generated before this breakdown existed), rotation period (hours), axial tilt, albedo, and greenhouse factor.
Atmo
Atmosphere code and composition. Tainted atmospheres include irritant subtype, severity, and persistence ratings.
Hydro
Hydrographics code, liquid type, and surface distribution.
Pop
Population code with headcount range, concentration rating, urbanisation percentage, major city count, and cultural indices.
Gov
Government type, authority, centralisation, and governmental structure. Not shown when population and this value are both 0.
Law
Law level code with sub-ratings covering restrictions and judicial system. Not shown when population and this value are both 0.
Tech
Overall technology level code with per-category sub-ratings. Not shown when population and this value are both 0.
Map
Renders a surface map for the moon from an external cartography service, derived from its Universal World Profile, name, system, and recorded trade codes. Only moons of size 1 or greater have a map; size 0 (ring) and S moons do not show this tab. Generate Map requests a render. Once a map exists it is shown whenever this tab is opened, with a small Regenerate map button beneath it to request a fresh one, an icon to open the map on its own in a new tab, and a link icon that copies a public link to the map (anyone with the link can view it without signing in). A download icon fetches the map as a WebP image, which is created the first time it is requested and kept until the map is regenerated. A note appears if the moon's details have changed since the map was generated.
REFERENCE 0626MN