Vortox-56

Vortox-56 was a desert planet in the Vortox solar system. Being the fifty-sixth celestial body discovered by the Galactic Union in the system, Vortox-56 managed to remain unknown, and thus, undocumented despite being within the twin stars's habitable region. The planet is known primarily for being the birthplace and eventual tomb of the Squoatlings and their capital city, Squoatopia. Before its destruction in 3009 GUY, Vortox-56 was a prominent trade center in agricultural goods for the Llamanian Empire.

Vortox-56 is the second planet from the binary Vortox system, completing an orbit approximately one time per Galactic Union Year. There were four natural satellites orbiting the planet before its destruction, namely Vortox-52, Vortox-53, Vortox-54, and Vortox-55. Upon the planet's discovery, the Galactic Union Astronomy Department was heavily criticized for not finding the planet earlier. Since then, no additional celestial bodies have been discovered in the Vortox system.

Size and Shape
The shape of Vortox-56 is nearly spherical, and, until the planet's destruction, was believed to be perfectly spherical. Information gathered from planetary debris showed that the planet's equator was minutely different in length than its poles, being approximately 2 kilometers larger in diameter.

The average diameter of the planet was roughly 9,547 kilometers. The deviation in diameter from surface topography is negligible; the tallest mountain on the planet's surface was the Kellig Dune at about 7,340 meters, and the largest pit, Mela, being 8,275 meters in height.

Surface
The total surface area of Vortox-56 is about 286 million km2. The majority of this was above the average surface level and was covered in beige and pink sand, creating a rose dawn color for most of the planet. Surface that was not covered by sand is mostly rocky, with its color being a darker brown. There were few pools of water on the planet that were mainly dispersed around the deepest parts of the surface.