Zaherux
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| Zaherux Milky Way / Armstrong Nebula / Grissom | |
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| Planet View | |
| Orbital Distance: | N/A |
| Orbital Period: | 266.8 Earth Years |
| Keplerian Ratio: | N/A |
| Radius: | 6,729 km |
| Day Length: | 51.5 Earth Hours |
| Atm. Pressure: | 0.32 atm |
| Surface Temp: | 959 °C |
| Surface Gravity: | 0.61 g |
| Mass: | 0.674 Earth Masses |
| Satellites: | ≥ 1 |
Location: Milky Way / Armstrong Nebula / Grissom System / Second planet
Prerequisite: UNC: Geth Incursions
[edit] Description
Zaherux's nitrogen-argon atmosphere is being blasted away by the solar wind of the blue giant Grissom. Its surface consists of "seas" of loose silica dust, some kilometers deep, which periodically swirl into global sandstorms.
Many unmanned probes to Zaherux have been lost over the years. Though investigation has attributed all to mechanical failure or computational error, a popular extranet meme insists the entire planet is composed of dormant nanotechnology, created millennia ago by a race even more advanced than the Protheans.
According to the story, Zaherux's silica dust is actually "disassembler" robots which periodically awaken to defend themselves. Though discounted by every reputable scientist, this theory has been popularized by a series of sensationalistic texts by asari author Delsae Orthysa.
[edit] Assignments
- Survey: UNC: Valuable Minerals: Light Metal ×1 (Beryllium)
[edit] Properties
The system cannot be older than 10 million years. If the sensationalists are correct, whatever race left the nanotech on this planet must have come from elsewhere.
