Modrooko

Modrooko is a particularly peculiar planet with a large pool of liquid water on the side of the planet facing its host star and ice elsewhere. It is dubbed the "Blue Eye" planet because of its look.

Geology & Ecology
Modrooko is about four times larger than planet Earth giving it a harsh gravitational pull for any inhabitants. The atmosphere is Carbon Dioxide ridden (about 15-20%) but is slowly being terraformed to have a high oxygen air content with low CO2 traces present (less than 1%).

Because of a slight wobble, and speedy orbit around its host star, Modrooko tends to have strange "seasons" around the water/ice barrier. The "year" is about 36 days long throughout which the first fifteen days tend to change the least in water/ice content but whose last fifteen days often result in violent storms.

The planet suffers from a four-layer geology.


 * The first is the tough ice found past the planet's Prime Meridian and on the lightless side. The ice thickness ranges from several meters to several kilometers. There have been known to be "oasis" and vallyes with rivers caused by heating of the ice due to volcanic activity under the surface
 * The second layer formed at the water/ice barrier which ranges from "slosh" swamps to iceberg-like territories
 * The third layer is open water and vast saltless oceans.
 * The fourth layer consists of superheated vapor fields found in the center of the oceans that form during certain "seasons" and "wobbles"

Biology
The planet contains extensive marine life especially under the thick layer of ice. The volcanic activity below the icy surface puts CO2 into the water which in turn is transformed into oxygen by various microbials. This oxygen allows for scattered fish-like communities under the ice.

The water within the vast oceans teems with life with marine life ranging from microscopic to the size of skyscrapers.