Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III)
Кюкю (Кайпуа III)
Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III) is the third planet from the sun of the [Kai'pua system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V3GBmlQoar-kaipua-system), [Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n96JkwNo9-xian-empire). A gas dwarf, it has a thick but low-density hydrogen and helium atmosphere that surrounds a rocky core. There is an ocean of liquid water under the clouds, leading researchers to speculate that the planet could possibly be terraformed. House [Kr.ē's](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/R6v8OZOrP5-house-kree) [Council of Three](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1DPO8v8q-council-of-three) debated setting up a small platform-based colony in Kyu'kyu's upper atmosphere, but [Emperor Kr.ē](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZwmlmPQo-emperor-kree) ultimately dismissed the idea to keep traffic from increasing in the system and affecting [R.aip'uāng's](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/Rw1rnY1AYJ-raipuaang-kaipua-ii) tranquility.