Monad 2
"Once considered a cruel joke of a place to put a colony, Monad 2 has the distinction of being the first world exclusively colonized by what we would understand as Neo-Humanity. The world's heavy gravity, vile smell, and airless atmosphere made it the perfect place to put uppity neo-humans during the first major human expansion. It was the farthest fringe of space and ideal for political prisoners. During the rebellion, Monad 2 was one of the first locations to successfully rebel and it became a major stopping point for the Exodus Fleet. That was when the New Economic Block realized their monumental error." ~Doctor Beryl Benjamin
Geography
Monad 2 is a single rock ball on the border of New Economic Block and Shung Empire space, an equatorial diameter of 0.55 and with a mass of M⊕17.1. It is pockmarked with numerous craters. The largest crater caused a crack in a planet called Grapple Canyon, which is home to Monad 2's main hab-colony and mining zone. The main crater is also the major spaceport, Grappleport. Due to the high gravity of the planet the Shung Empire have created extensive orbital shipyards that are consistently guarded by full battle-fleets.
Natural Resources
Monad 2 is home to some of the universe's greatest concentrations of the heavy-element asteron. The mines of Monad 2 provide 85% of all natural asteron in the known universe. Though New Economic Block scientists have managed to synthesize this exotic atom, the loss of Monad 2 to Neo Humanity was a major financial blow. The element is critical in the creation of some of the more exotic parts found in jump engines.
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