IOTA PISCIUM SYSTEM
This somewhat barren system has a large main sequence variable star orbited by a cold debris disk rich in rare earth metals. The largest piece of debris is called Ockham’s Asteroid—a 12 km wide misshapen rock that sports an ICSC sponsored mining colony. As the first mining site (A) failed to reach ore, it was the second that was colonized.
Called Mining Site B, the facility has recreation bars, a solarium, and cage accommodation for over 2,000 miners. A single marshal with a dozen deputies maintains order. The mine itself is over two kilometers deep, causing a severe change in pressure with any descent. Rumors persist that something unearthed in that deep mine has caused several accidents amongst the miners, but these reports are unconfirmed.
Affiliation: ICSC
Classification: Terrestrial planet, terraformed
Climate: Cold and thin atmosphere
Mean Temperature: 0°C
Terrain: Pockmarked and cratered metamorphic rock with two-kilometer-deep mine shafts
Colonies: One, Mining Site B
Population: 2,000 miners, 250 support staff
Key Resources: Promethium
OCKHAM’S ASTEROID
(MINING SITE B)
Location: −1.2 Rimward, 12.3 SpinwardAffiliation: ICSC
Classification: Terrestrial planet, terraformed
Climate: Cold and thin atmosphere
Mean Temperature: 0°C
Terrain: Pockmarked and cratered metamorphic rock with two-kilometer-deep mine shafts
Colonies: One, Mining Site B
Population: 2,000 miners, 250 support staff
Key Resources: Promethium
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