Planet:Tneuteo

Planet Tneuto (Tuh-newt-oh) is a large, aquatic planet inn the Ihirua Star System. Since it's discovery in 1995, the planet's watery appearance and climate have intrigued many scientists. It is currently the only known T2 Aquatic Planet that contains life.

Origin
Although the exact origin of the planet is unknown, scientists have a theory that billions of years ago, the planet once existed as a small Gas Giant, and a huge mass of comets probably drifted pass Tneuto, only to be pulled in by the immense force. As they were pulled in, the force melted them, and they all quickly became water.

Eventually, the planet's gravitational pull weakened, and species began to evolve.

Climate
Tneuto has a warm climate similar to that found in sub-tropical rainforests on Earth. This also seems to prevent the planet's surface from freezing over during the night.

Due to the fact that the planet lacks any sort of land whatsoever, water can build up into immense waves, which can continue for almost a week. This phenomenon is extremely rare, and has only been observed twice.

Tneuto also exhibits storms. However, these storms are far stronger than those found on Earth. Hurricanes the size of Australia have been observed crossing the planets surface, with winds up to 400 mph. Waterspouts are also common occurrences.

Life
It has been proven that all life on the planet is aquatic. However, almost no species have been recorded, due to the a lack of research. It is theorized that, due to the amount of water area on the planet, some of the life-forms will be of colossal size.

Status
Tneuto is currently owned by the OPIGO (Organization for the Preservation of Interesting Galactic Objects), which only permits researchers special access to the planet. Many alien empires strongly disagree with this, as they feel that the planet isn't special, and that all races should have access to the planet.

Incident
During the year 2000, a terrorist group of alien races known as the Millenium Destructive Force (MDF) threatened to use a Planet Buster on Tneuto, unless a fee of 500,000 Sporebucks was paid. The OPIGO dealt with this immediately, and shortly after had the MDF arrested and executed.