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|Name = Beta Caprisis
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|aka = Gamma Delphinius IV
|aka = [[Gamma Delphinius]] IV
|type = Planet
|type = [[Planet]]
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|location = [[Mutter's Spiral]]
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|appearances = [[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'', ''[[Sanctuary]]'' (mentioned); [[NA]]:''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]
|first = Love and War (novel)
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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]''
'''Beta Caprisis''' was a [[26th century]] [[Human]] colony. [[Bernice Summerfield]] was born there in [[2540]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') It was a member of an [[Earth]]-controlled Alliance of planets that would eventually become the [[Earth Empire]].
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'''Beta Caprisis''' was a [[26th century]] [[human]] [[colony]]. [[Bernice Summerfield]] was born there in [[2540]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') It was a member of an [[Earth]]-controlled alliance of planets that eventually became the [[Earth Empire]].


Beta Caprisis, an M-type ([[Earth]]-like) planet, was the fourth planet in the Gamma Delphinius system. It orbited a binary, both of whose stars were G-type ([[Sol]]-like) stars; consequently, it was a warm planet, and snow did not fall. Benny remembers it as a "nice place"--full of parks and trees. ([[NA]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'')
== Astronomical data ==
Beta Caprisis, a [[Class M planet|Class M]] ([[Earth]]-like) planet, was the fourth planet in the [[Gamma Delphinius]] system. It orbited a binary, both of whose stars were [[Class G star|Class G]] ([[Sol]]-like) stars; consequently, it was a warm planet, and [[snow]] did not fall.{{fact}} Benny remembered [[Vandor Prime|it]]{{disputed}} as a "nice place" full of [[park]]s and [[tree]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]'')


At some point before [[2594]], Beta Caprisis was so heavily bombed and irradiated that was no longer livable. ([[NA]]:''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'') Very possibly this was during the [[2547]] [[Dalek]] attack that orphaned Benny, as she remembers living in "refugee camps" and "resettlement camps" after that attack.
== Culture ==
Beta Caprisis was evidently a prosperous society, its citizens healthy and usually tall — [[Bernice Summerfield]], at approximately 5'9", was of average height. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') Society was very open-minded; it did not attach any stigma or shame to nudity, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') and was apparently quite tolerant of cross-species mating — in contrast to some contemporary societies, such as the [[Fifth Axis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Life During Wartime]]'')


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[[Animal]]-derived [[food]]s might have been enjoyed by the wealthy as a decadent luxury, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ship of Fools (novel)|Ship of Fools]]'') but, in the [[26th century]], most food was artificially created — vat-grown [[meat]] was common. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam (short story)|The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam]]'')
 
== History ==
At some point before [[2594]], Beta Caprisis was so heavily bombed and [[Radiation|irradiated]] that it was no longer livable. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mary-Sue Extrusion]]'')
 
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Beta Caprisis was a 26th century human colony. Bernice Summerfield was born there in 2540. (PROSE: Love and War) It was a member of an Earth-controlled alliance of planets that eventually became the Earth Empire.

Astronomical data[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beta Caprisis, a Class M (Earth-like) planet, was the fourth planet in the Gamma Delphinius system. It orbited a binary, both of whose stars were Class G (Sol-like) stars; consequently, it was a warm planet, and snow did not fall.[source needed] Benny remembered it[disputed statement] as a "nice place" — full of parks and trees. (PROSE: Sanctuary)

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beta Caprisis was evidently a prosperous society, its citizens healthy and usually tall — Bernice Summerfield, at approximately 5'9", was of average height. (AUDIO: Just War) Society was very open-minded; it did not attach any stigma or shame to nudity, (PROSE: Just War) and was apparently quite tolerant of cross-species mating — in contrast to some contemporary societies, such as the Fifth Axis. (PROSE: Life During Wartime)

Animal-derived foods might have been enjoyed by the wealthy as a decadent luxury, (PROSE: Ship of Fools) but, in the 26th century, most food was artificially created — vat-grown meat was common. (PROSE: The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

At some point before 2594, Beta Caprisis was so heavily bombed and irradiated that it was no longer livable. (PROSE: The Mary-Sue Extrusion)