Fictional Universe Taxonomy Research

Ringworlds

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Type: number
Unit: Rings

Civilizations

The Culture
Culture (pre-war): 3

Count of Ringworlds (Niven rings), star-encircling band structures at roughly 1 AU radius. Far larger than Banks Orbitals, a Ringworld intercepts about 0.5% of its star's luminosity across a habitable surface millions of times larger than Earth. Concept originates from Larry Niven's 1970 novel.