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==List of Fictional Gas Giants Named in Science Fiction==
 
==List of Fictional Gas Giants Named in Science Fiction==
   
: ''Aplu'' - David L. Clements' "A War of Stars" short story in ''Analog'' January/February 2010:
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: ''Aplu'' - David L. Clements' "A War of Stars" short story in ''Analog'' January/February 2010.
 
: ''Asagarth'' - Colin Harvey's '''Winter Song'''
 
: ''Asagarth'' - Colin Harvey's '''Winter Song'''
 
: ''Bespin'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bespin Star Wars] universe
 
: ''Bespin'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bespin Star Wars] universe
 
: [[Big Ben]] - Peter Watts's novel '''Blightsight''', p. 54
 
: [[Big Ben]] - Peter Watts's novel '''Blightsight''', p. 54
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: ''Calpurnia'' - Poul Anderson's '''A World Named Cleopatra'''
 
: ''Chronos'' - Poul Anderson's novel '''Murkheim'''
 
: ''Chronos'' - Poul Anderson's novel '''Murkheim'''
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: ''Cornelia'' - Poul Anderson's '''A World Named Cleopatra'''
 
: [[Delta Karpis]] VII - Jack McDevitt's novel [[Polaris]]
 
: [[Delta Karpis]] VII - Jack McDevitt's novel [[Polaris]]
 
: ''Djiminid'' - Iain Banks's novel '''The Algebraist''', p. 382
 
: ''Djiminid'' - Iain Banks's novel '''The Algebraist''', p. 382
 
: ''Endor'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Endor_(planet) Star Wars] Universe
 
: ''Endor'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Endor_(planet) Star Wars] Universe
: ''Icelanize'' - Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star, p. 290
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: ''Icelanize'' - Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star, p. 290
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: ''Julia'' - Poul Anderson's '''A World Named Cleopatra'''
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: ''Lepidus'' - Poul Anderson's '''A World Named Cleopatra'''
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: [[Polyphemus (SF planet)]] - (a single mooned [[Gas Giant]]) - Ken Macleod's [[Newton's Wake: A Space Opera]], p. 29
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: ''Pompey'' - Poul Anderson's '''A World Named Cleopatra'''
 
: ''Taloraan'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Taloraan Star Wars] universe
 
: ''Taloraan'' - [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Taloraan Star Wars] universe
 
: ''Tl'ho'' - Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner's novel '''Destroyer of Worlds''', '''Ringworld''' universe
 
: ''Tl'ho'' - Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner's novel '''Destroyer of Worlds''', '''Ringworld''' universe

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Gas Giant


Gas Giant's, also known as Jovian planets after the planet Jupiter, are large planets not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. Planets above 10 Earth masses are termed giant planets. There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Many extrasolar gas giants have been identified orbiting other stars.

List of Fictional Gas Giants Named in Science Fiction

Aplu - David L. Clements' "A War of Stars" short story in Analog January/February 2010.
Asagarth - Colin Harvey's Winter Song
Bespin - Star Wars universe
Big Ben - Peter Watts's novel Blightsight, p. 54
Calpurnia - Poul Anderson's A World Named Cleopatra
Chronos - Poul Anderson's novel Murkheim
Cornelia - Poul Anderson's A World Named Cleopatra
Delta Karpis VII - Jack McDevitt's novel Polaris
Djiminid - Iain Banks's novel The Algebraist, p. 382
Endor - Star Wars Universe
Icelanize - Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star, p. 290
Julia - Poul Anderson's A World Named Cleopatra
Lepidus - Poul Anderson's A World Named Cleopatra
Polyphemus (SF planet) - (a single mooned Gas Giant) - Ken Macleod's Newton's Wake: A Space Opera, p. 29
Pompey - Poul Anderson's A World Named Cleopatra
Taloraan - Star Wars universe
Tl'ho - Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner's novel Destroyer of Worlds, Ringworld universe
Valhalla - Colin Harvey's Winter Song
Yavin Prime - Star Wars universe
Zurnl III - Donald Kingsbury's Psychohistorical Crisis (set in Asimov's Foundation universe), p. 268

List of Real Gas Giants

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