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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)
In the movie, they mention that the derelict ship is 2000m away. If the moon was only 1200m in diameter, then it couldn't be more than 1800m away, no matter which direction they took! :) Erissian 03:22, 8 April 2007 (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)

[edit] Cold

I've removed a phrase: Prior to terraforming, the atmosphere consisted mostly of nitrogen, crystallised carbon dioxide, and methane, and its temperature was well below the Celsius line. and put in details on the melting points of the two compounds. "Below the Celsius line" makes no sense. Waerloeg 10:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] atmosphere processors

"They make the world habitable with the aid of an enormous, fusion-powered atmosphere processor and established a terraforming colony called "Hadley's Hope."" There were more than one processor, according to the book. There was a whole network of processors, and one blowing up only made the work harder for the remaining ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.119.2.60 (talk) 12:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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