Binthu
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| Binthu Milky Way / Voyager Cluster / Yangtze | |
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| Planetary Map | |
| Orbital Distance: | N/A |
| Orbital Period: | 5 Earth Years |
| Keplerian Ratio: | N/A |
| Radius: | 5,935 km |
| Day Length: | 53.2 Earth Hours |
| Atm. Pressure: | 0.91 atm |
| Surface Temp: | 94 °C |
| Surface Gravity: | 0.94 g |
| Mass: | 0.808 Earth Masses |
| Satellites: | 1 |
Location: Milky Way / Voyager Cluster / Yangtze System / Second planet
Prerequisite: UNC: Missing Marines
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[edit] Description
Binthu has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with a permanent haze of toxic chlorine and clouds of sulphur dioxide that periodically drop torrents of acidic rain on the surface. Its crust is mainly composed of sulphur with deposits of calcium.
Like most worlds in the Voyager Cluster, Binthu has only been charted within the last 20 years by Alliance surveyors. It has no known native ecology. Data about the world is surprisingly brief and generic, painting a picture of an unpleasant and uninteresting place.
[edit] Assignments
- Assignment: UNC: Cerberus
- Collection: UNC: Prothean Data Discs: Prothean Data Discs ×1
- Survey: UNC: Valuable Minerals: Heavy Metal ×1 / Rare Element ×1
[edit] Points of Interest
| Location | Appearance | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ➊ | Initial | Research facility (UNC: Cerberus) |
| ➋ | Initial | Research facility (UNC: Cerberus) |
| ➌ | Initial | Crashed probe (salvage) |
| ➍ | Initial | Prothean pyramid (UNC: Prothean Data Discs)"There are a few children's toys and some ragged clothes stuffed inside the top of this monument, along with a Prothean data disc." |
| ➎ | Initial | Research facility (UNC: Cerberus) |
[edit] Mineral Deposits
- Main article: UNC: Valuable Minerals
| Location | Class | Element |
|---|---|---|
| ➊ | Heavy | Palladium |
| ➋ | Rare | Uranium |
[edit] Lifeforms
- Alliance Heavy Turrets
- Research Technicians
- Cerberus Commandos
- Cerberus Snipers
- Rachni Workers
- Thorian Creepers
- Rachni Soldiers
[edit] Properties
Binthu has a small spherical moon with a striking grey color. It is either a silicate body (like Luna, and Eletania's moon), in which case it was captured (no mean feat for a planet this small); or, if an impact-created moon, then its crust is loaded with calcium compounds.
[edit] Trivia
Binthu's moon appears to be an image of Saturn's moon Mimas, which in turn - with its distinctive crater - resembles the Death Star from Star Wars.
