Nothus

 

nothus

Class: Rock planet
Size: Small
Gravity: Standard
Atmosphere: Toxic
Resources: Exotic minerals
Anomalies: Orbits sun on opposite direction compared to other planets of the system.

The planet hosts an active hydro-thermal system that includes hot springs, fumaroles (alkaline steam vents), and rich mineral deposits. Hot springs exist primarily in the equator of the planet where land-surface elevations are relatively low; fumaroles exist primarily in the polar regions where elevations are higher. Mineral deposits from thermal activity are found on an uplifted areas called the resurgent domes.

High terrain northern hemisphere

  • Imperial penal colony “PC-5728“

High terrain southern hemisphere

Low terrain

  • Ferrocrete Valley, area where hot springs are blocked with ferrocrete slabs by the order of Judge Mordechai 819.M41

 

OUTER REACHES:
From this distance onward suns radiance is almost part of the background radiation. Ecosystems based on surviving on the suns radiation do not exist at this distance.

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