Space

Scale

The currently charted star system contains:

• Eos, a gas giant, 11,000 km in diameter
• Various moons
• An asteroid belt 2,200 km wide (edge to edge) and 200 km thick (from top to bottom)
• The asteroid belt density will increase at the center (200/km3 to 2000/km3 approximation)

Asteroids

Asteroids come in various sizes, containing an exterior shell and an interior core that are both made up of usable materials. Asteroids can be broken apart and mined on-site, or hauled entirely to a station for refinement.

These are the current asteroid sizes found in the galaxy:

Safe Zones

Major stations exist within safe zones controlled by large factions in order for peace to be maintained between the galaxy's inhabitants.
Safe zones are restricted to these major stations, though eventually safe zones can be established elsewhere in the galaxy as well.

Moons

Eos has ten moons, the closest being around 20000km (55 hours at 100 m/s , 37 hours at 150m/s) from the asteroid belt. The largest moon is thought to be 1000km in diameter. Planned features such as player built stations, mining lunar rocks, and warp gates will turn moons into important hubs in future updates.

Elysium (Unofficial name): A flat, gray moon dotted with many mountains. It is believed to be the closest moon to the home station at about 20,000 km, and was the first to be explored. It's exact size and distance is unknown. Sometimes abbreviated as Ely.

First explored during the Closed Alpha on the 20th of May, 2020, at around 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time, by the player hatmanjmc of the Collective. The voyage took over 40 hours, and covered an estimated distance of 20,000 km. Due to a sensor malfunction, hatmanjmc crashed, but survived and was able to repurpose his ship in order to plant a flag and explore Elysium. This marked the first time an Endo reached any planetary surface, the first time a faction reached the moon, the first crash landing, and possibly the most famous bug report in the history of Starbase at the time.

Artemis (Unofficial name): A grey moon covered with valleys and hills. It is believed to be either the second or third closest moon to the home station at about 34345 km, and was the second to be explored. Its diameter is about 236.6 km.

First explored during the Closed Alpha on the 23rd of June, 2020, by Some1Gee. The voyage took 63 hours, and covered an estimated distance of 34,345 km. Some1Gee safely landed his ship, dubbed Snoopy 2 named after the real life Lunar Excursion Module of Apollo 10 that was fired off into interplanetary space after completing it's mission. Some1gee planted a flag and explored Artemis, naming the crater he landed in Endeavour Crater. This marked the first time a moon other than Elysium was reached.

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