Mant

Mant is the innermost, smallest, and hottest planet orbiting Aldos in the Aliga System. It is much too hot to support life due to its proximity to its parent and the tidal forces created by its elliptical orbit, and it is presently used primarily as a resource extraction site for the assembly of the Ekla Nova Engine. 
== Physical Characteristics ==
Mant is one of two terrestrial planets in the Aliga System, making it a primarily rocky body. Despite its huge radius of over 7,000 kilometers, it is still the smaller of the two worlds found here, and has no atmosphere to speak of. Mant is primarily composed of silicate material, with a metallic content spread throughout the planet's structure including on the surface. This makes it very valuable for mining purposes, as the concentrations of valuable materials are not found at the center of the planet. 
== Rotation and Orbit ==
Like most planets orbiting red dwarf stars, Mant is tidally locked to its parent star. Thus, it rotates about its axis every 157 hours, keeping one face fixed towards the star. Its orbit is highly elliptical, which causes tidal forces from Aldos to magnify Mant's internal heat and begin to melt some pockets of the surface. The night side, permanently facing away from the star, is extremely cold and ice can be found here. 
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