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Pern is a fictional planet created by Anne McCaffrey beginning in the 1960s, the setting for the Dragonriders of Pern series of science fiction books. In the story it is “Rukbat 3”, the third planet in orbit around the star Rukbat, counting outward.

==Planetary system data ==
Pern is the third of five planets in the Rukbat system (the Pernese star is also known as Alpha Sagittarius) 1. In a departure from reality, Rukbat is a class G (yellow) star in the series; the real Rukbat is a blue, class B star—although it could be that the star Pern orbits is simply a solar-type star that is near the real Rukbat which was given the brighter star’s name for convenience. (See spectral classification for more information.) Pern has two moons, Belior and Timor (in order of distance). The Rukbat system in the novel also contains two asteroid belts and an Oort cloud. The Oort cloud and a rogue “sixth” planet, the Red Star (a Sedna-class inner Oort cloud object), plays a major role in the series, as it is the source of Thread.

==Geography==
Pern bears three continents, four major oceans, and a large number of islands. The largest continent, the Southern, is noted for large areas of grassland and jungle, as well as high tectonic and volcanic activity (probably due to the two moons, although this increases with the coming of the Red Star). The Northern Continent, in contrast, is relatively infertile, composed primarily of ‘shield’ bedrock and is the most tectonically stable landmass on the planet. Not much is known of the small Far Western Continent, as it has never been explored; its existence is known only from orbital satellite surveys and maritime expeditions.

Pern is noted for its high incidence of cave systems, particularly in the Northern Continent. This feature heavily influenced the development of human society on the planet, as humans forced to take shelter in these caves eventually developed an intricate culture associated with cave-dwelling in a feudal society at a medieval to Renaissance level of technology.

Pern is relatively lacking in most major metals. Nonetheless, sufficient deposits of petroleum and metals exist to supply a high-technology agrarian society, though not a high-technology industrial society.

Although Pern has four major oceans, the only ocean of major concern to most inhabitants of Pern is the Southern, which separates the Northern and Southern Continents. Few expeditions have explored the Western and Eastern Oceans to either side of the main continents, and the Ring Sea is known only from satellite observations.

The Southern Ocean is noted for its volatile weather and strong currents, which present a challenge for mariners. At least one tropical cyclone has occurred in the ocean in the course of the books.

==History==
See [[Pern Timeline]] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pern Source: Wikipedia]

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-The probe sent back reports that were skeptically regarded as being too good to be true.
+The original probe sent back reports that were skeptically regarded as being too good to be true.
 “Good balance of land and water masses,” Liu said. “Usual ice caps, mountains, good plains areas. Parallels Earth in many respects. Initial P.E. for starters, Castor.”	”
 The P.E.R.N. Survey is a short story of the Dragonriders of Pern series written by Anne McCaffrey and included in the anthology The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall. It was first published in Amazing Stories, September 1993.
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 *G.O.L.D.I. (Good Only for Large Diversified Interests) — Named «Beldona» after the death of their second pilot and archaeologist. Castor was also injured during the survey, breaking his leg.
 *D.E. (Dead End) — Named «Flora Asturias» after the deaths of Sevvie Asturias, their paleontologist-medic, and Flora Neveshan, their zoologist-botanist. Subsequently* reported to the F.S.P.
-P.E.R.N. (Parallel Earth; Resources Negligible)
+*P.E.R.N. (Parallel Earth; Resources Negligible)