PAN GALACTIC CORPORATION : DRM-CP-004633
ZENEB
CLASSIFICATION: MOON
TEMPERATURE: Cold to Very Cold
ATMOSPHERE: Toxic/Suffocating (Methane/Ammonia mix)
DIAMETER: 8,162 KM
INDIGENOUS LIFE FORMS: NONE
This
planetoid is in distant orbit around the gas giant Tristrion. It is
very cold - the average temperature at the equator is about -30 degrees
C. It is believed to have a mostly hardened iron core, and is
relatively soft volcanic rock under a thick layer of ice that is a
minimum of 10 meters thick at the surface.
Gravity is rather
lighter than on most Federation Planets. Extra long jumps are possible
on Zeneb, but all people working there must exercise regularly to
prevent muscle atrophy. Supplements can also help with this problem.
WARNING:
The
atmosphere is rather dense, but very deadly - its combination of
methane and ammonia fumes would suffocate, or poison, anyone attempting
to breathe it. Depressurization is a problem for periods of over 30
minutes. The atmosphere is highly irritating to eyes, and can cause
total blindness within minutes. Prolonged contact is also dangerous to
skin and other bodily membranes. ALL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS ARE
WARNED NEVER TO LEAVE THE FACILITY WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUITS.
Zeneb has many attractive planetary features, however,
that make it an ideal location for a mining facility. Ice Harvesting
is a key component of operations, which gives off large quantities of
life giving sustenance to the Facility. The ice on Zeneb is almost
completely pure water when melted, and our RT9000 Industrial Atomizers
find great uses for the hydrogen atoms for powerplant fuel, and life
giving oxygen to our PGC Employees and Contractors.
Of even
greater value are Zeneb's vast pools of solid and semi-liquid ammonia.
Though concentrated, caustic, and dangerous, this substance yields a
vast array of materials when atomized. Even more importantly, the
nitric acid produced from the ammonia is a vital component of the
processing the gold and rhenium ore.
Of course, the Pan Galactic
Corporation did not construct this massive Zeneb Facility for water and
ammonia. Gold, and even more precious veins of rhenium ore are found
in abundance in the brittle volcanic rock lying beneath the surface
ice. The water and, most importantly, the ammonia, allow the refining
of the ore.
