Rendezvous with Rama

Design and geography of Rama

Rama is, in design, similar to an O'Neill habitat, with a large cylindrical interior that rotates to provide approximately one gee of artificial gravity. Unlike most O'Neill habitat designs, however, Rama is equipped with several space drives, giving it maneuvering capability.

Related Topics:
O'Neill habitat - Gee - Artificial gravity - Space drives

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Rama contains a body of water, the Cylindrical Sea, which wraps around the cylindrical interior "surface" of Rama about halfway between the ends. In the center of the Cylindrical Sea is an island of mysterious purpose, named New York by the astronauts due to its tall towers. The Sea divides Rama into Northern and Southern Hemicylinders; beyond these are the North and South Poles, which are circular walls capping the interior space. The North Pole contains Rama's airlocks; the South Pole contains its drive systems.

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Other collections of "buildings" are found on the "surface", arbitrarily named London, Paris, Moscow, Bombay, Beijing, and Tokyo.

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