Talk:LV-426

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[edit] Diameter of LV-426

It is mentioned in the first Alien movie: 1000 m! (Or 1200 m as in the article, I can't remember exactly) It is a ridiculous value and would make it tiny even compared to most asteroids. That should be mentioned in the article.--JyriL talk 20:40, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

The Alien Universe Timeline has a nice discussion of LV-426's size (near the bottom, italicized text). Apparently, the novelization and the Director's Cut give a diameter of 1200 km. The "Official Alien film magazine" and a certain comic adaptation give a diameter of 1200 meters. The Colonial Marines Technical Manual gives a diameter of 12,201 (almost, but not quite, Earth-sized). The site draws the conclusion that 1200 km (the diameter stated in the Director's Cut) is the correct diameter; however, with a gravity strength of 0.86 (also stated in the film), the CMTM's diameter seems more realistic to me. Teflon Don 10:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
If the comic says 1200 m, then that is the value mentioned in the movie. I watched the movie (original version) some time ago after reading the comic book (published by Heavy Metal, drawn by Walter Simonson) and heard the crew mention that value. 12,000 km value is realistic, the planet (or moon?) would be about the size of Venus (12,100 km), whose gravity strength is ~0.9 gees.--JyriL talk 15:57, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Moon or Planet?

This article says that LV-426 is a moon, but the plot synopsis for Aliens says it's a planet. Whoops. So which is it? 65.97.2.33 03:10, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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