The Great Cloud

General Overview
The Great Cloud is a vast cloud of water vapor weighing about 1.2 x 1023kilograms. It orbits Abahot every five months. It is prevented from coalescing into a solid body by the tidal gravity of Alpha-4. However, a 30-mile core of solid, extremely high-pressure ice is present at the center.

Composition
The outermost layers are comprised of a thin fog of water vapor at about 100oK (-173oC or -279oF). Next, the water vapor gradually transitions into a spray of liquid water droplets. This is the thickest part of the Cloud. Below it is the core, about 720 miles (1152 km), which is itself divided into three parts. The outer core extends about halfway down, which is a fog of tiny, extremely sharp ice III and V crystals. The mid-layer core is a transition where the crystals grow in size from only 0.01 mm to about 2 cm. The inner core is a solid, smooth sphere of ices II and IX. It is extremely hot (105C, roughly) and spins