Virmire Milky Way / Sentry Omega / Hoc
Planet View
Orbital Distance	N/A
Orbital Period	9.2 Earth Years
Keplerian Ratio	N/A
Radius	6,440 km
Day Length	22.3 Earth Hours
Atm. Pressure	0.9 atm
Surface Temp	32 °C
Surface Gravity	0.86 g
Mass	0.87 Earth Masses
Satellites	N/A

Location: Milky Way / Sentry Omega / Hoc System /  Third planet

Prerequisite: Completion of two major plot worlds — Feros, Noveria or Therum (Mass Effect)

Description

Virmire is a lush frontier world, ideal for colonization by carbon-based species. Its vast seas and orbital position on the inner life zone have created a wide equatorial band of humid, tropical terrain. Unfortunately, the political instability of the nearby Terminus Systems has impeded colonization efforts — the high risk of raids by pirates and slavers makes it an unappealing homestead.

Codex Entry

Virmire is a lush world located on the frontier of the Attican Traverse. Its vast seas and orbital position on the inner life zone have created a wide equatorial band of humid, tropical terrain. Only the political instability of the region has impeded efforts at colonization.

Many times, the Citadel has opened negotiations to settle Virmire with the various criminal gangs and petty dictatorships in the nearby Terminus Systems. All fell apart due to internal power shifts within the opposing parties. The Citadel has written off the colonization of Virmire as impossible without significant political change.

The Terminus powers themselves are unlikely to ever settle Virmire. Most lack the resources to support settlement of a virgin world, finding it more expedient to steal from their neighbors than build for themselves.

Missions

You've received word that a salarian reconnaissance team on Virmire has information about Saren. The message was unclear and the Council fears the team is in danger.

• Mission: Virmire: Saren's Plan

Assignments

• Assignment: Virmire: Assisting Kirrahe's Team
• Assignment: Virmire: Wrex and the Genophage

Trivia

• A quadrupedal, spider-like species inhabits this planet. While not having any official name, some refer to them as "pod crabs".
• Cutscenes on this planet are the only cutscenes in which most characters are shown wearing their default armor, even if they have different armor equipped. The only exceptions are Wrex — who wears a heavier variant of his standard Mercenary armor — and Shepard.