No Man's Land (planet): Difference between revisions

The atmospheric composition can be assumed to be similar to Earth's, based on the way characters are able to do things like start fires, use guns, and breathe without apparatus/go outside unprotected. The source of all of the free oxygen is a mystery, however, as the planet does not have any large, plankton-containing surface oceans the way Earth does. In fact, No Man's Land is almost entirely a desert planet consisting of sand, rock, and little else. There is evidence of underground water sources such as aquifers, as many towns in the series are able to drop wells successfully. Though there is little surface water at the time of the [[Trigun]] series, the underground aquifers suggest that perhaps sometime in the past, the planet was wetter and only dried recently (in geologic time).

Due to the lack of surface water, the climate of No Man's Land is very dry, much like the Sahara Desert or the southwestern United States on Earth. Humidity and rain are practically non-existent, though at times it can become very windy. Sand storms are relatively common and can form storm systems akin to hurricanes or typhoons on Earth (Jacqueline, from Hang Fire). The temperature is high during the day and low at night without much water to regulate it. It is unknown if No Man's Land has official "seasons", as nothing has been said or shown in the series (yet). It is also unknown if there are different climate zones or if there is ice at the planet's poles.

No Man's Land appears to utterly lack any native vegetation of its own, as evidenced by the fact that Meryl did not recognize things like flowers and trees when she was presented with them in ''Stampede''. However, the 1998 series shows that the soil can be made to grow vegetation with effort, either by traditional methods or with the help of a [[Plant|geoplant]].