Skoria

Skoria

Pronunciation/ˈskɒr.i.ʌ/
(Ancient Greek) - IPA^(key)

AliasesTephra

ClassificationSubmoon

Satellite ofThalia

Location1st moon of Thalia

Orbital Distance~ 700 km

Moon Characteristics

Volume2.68×10⁵ km

Diameter80 km

Crust MaterialValkite

Surface Gravity0.45 G

Gravity Well16 km

Notable Minerals

Skōria (/ˈsu.vi/) is a subsatellite of Thalia, and is part of the smallest class of objects in the Eos sector. Like many subsatellites, it has a largely unremarkable surface of great plateaus and depressions, and no atmosphere to speak of.

Nomenclature

From Ancient Greek, Skōria describes a type of cinder-like formation that occurs during the explosion of a volcano. It is a closely related to pumice, though characteristically distinct, and forms when magma is is sprayed into the atmosphere and cools rapidly.