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{{Planet Infobox
 
{{Planet Infobox
 
| name = Planet Miura
 
| name = Planet Miura
| image = Miura.jpg
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| image = Planet Miura.jpg
| owner = [[Kishiro Technologies]] / [[GMG]]
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| nickname = ku13_06_base
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| owner = {{Icon|GMG}} [[Gas Miners Guild]]
 
| system = [[Okinawa]]
 
| system = [[Okinawa]]
 
| sector = 5E
 
| sector = 5E
| house = [[Border Worlds]]
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| house = {{House Link | Kusari}}
| population =
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| population = 220,000
| docking = No
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| docking = Yes
 
| terrain = Terrestrial
 
| terrain = Terrestrial
 
| diameter = 12,803 km
 
| diameter = 12,803 km
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| escape_velocity = 12.08 km/sec
 
| escape_velocity = 12.08 km/sec
 
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First charted by the [[Blood Dragons]] in 688 A.S. when they discovered the Okinawa system, but due to the resources that a terraforming project would require the Blood Dragons simply could not afford such a vast undertaking. Instead, they focused their assets into building the more viable and long-term investment of [[Sendai Research Complex]], leaving Miura untouched despite the mineral deposits that deep scans revealed.
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Miura is an arctic Planet with massive pure water glaciers and vast Oceans, most of which are permanently frozen over. Only in sporadic locations where geothermal activity forces heat to the surface does surface water stay liquid. These narrow areas are oases of life on the Planet, where algae, invertebrates and even primitive fish-like lifeforms have evolved. The harsh arctic climate has caused no life to evolve outside of the oceans - there are no plants or land animals in Miura's natural ecology. Despite this, the planet does possess a breathable atmosphere, provided the air is heated before being inhaled.
  
Miura is an icy, snowbound planet with some quite large glacial formations. Although the atmosphere is breathable to humans, it is rather uncomfortable without decent filter systems. The average temperature rarely rises above -2 degrees Celsius, even at the relatively mild equatorial regions. Despite this, there are a number of indigenous life forms, including the Kaishi, an ice burrowing rodent similar to a cross between an ancient Earth rabbit and rat. Many of the life forms, however, have barely progressed from the invertebrate stages of evolution.
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The [[Blood Dragons]] were the first to discover the Planet in 688 [[A.S]], but realised the climate made it unsuitable for settling. Initial studies suggested the climate could be adjusted, given enough resources, but the Blood Dragons did not have the means for such a massive undertaking. Almost half a century later in 760 AS, a [[Gas Miners Guild]] (GMG) scouting party arrived in the system. When the survey of the system was completed, the Gas Miners Guild immediately founded a Colony on Miura in order to stake a claim on the Planet. Construction of the [[Fujisawa Mining Facility|Fujisawa]] and [[Isehara Refinery|Isehara]] facilities started not soon afterwards. The Gas Miners Guild claim to the system was never contested by [[Kusari]].
  
The planet was left alone for several centuries save for the occasional landings by the scientists at Sendai to collect samples for research purposes, until the arrival of a [[GMG]] ship, the exploration vessel Kinai Maru, in 812 A.S. The Captain, Toru Watanabe, spent almost a year surveying the planet and the nearby Mintaka Hydrogen Field, before returning to [[Aomori Station]] to present his findings to the Guild Administrative Board. After deliberating for several months, which included secretive talks with [[Kishiro Technologies]], the decision was made to go ahead and push for a full terraforming project using the accelerated methods recently developed by Kishiro scientists (using stolen [[Planetform]] information in some places) in their attempts to solve the overpopulation problems facing most of the Houses.
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The GMG initiated a terraforming project on Miura in 780 AS, aimed at raising the planet's average temperature by at least 20 degrees. The efforts are expected to turn the planet into an oceanic world, not unlike Honshu, over the course of the next century by releasing greenhouse gases. This would cause sea levels to rise accordingly however, and the GMG's settlements on the planet are located around a single large mining colony where sizable amounts of Uranium-rich ore have been found, safe from the projected sea level. The Isehara refinery in orbit produces [[Plutonium]] - one of the active components in [[MOX]] fuel - from Uranium shuttled from the surface.  
  
Starting in late 813 A.S., the terraforming of Miura was initiated, with the construction of the Kishiro base in orbit beginning soon after. Upon landing, planetary geologists and terraforming engineers discovered vast deposits of a number of various rare ores, leading Kishiro to make the decision to begin large scale mining operations on the planet, despite it being during the terraforming process. Due to the desire by the GMG and Kishiro to reduce costs in an already expensive project, it was decided to use prisoners instead of ordinary workers, and they are shipped in from various prison stations to serve as a work force in the plutonium mines.
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In order to reduce labor costs and the risk to their own people, the GMG has contracts with several police forces, offering the Miura mines as a "correctional" facility for prisoners sentenced to hard labor. The [[Kusari State Police]] and [[Liberty Police, Inc.]] both make use of Miura in this fashion, mainly sending convicted Terrorists in the hope they will never return. For the GMG, the [[Prisoners]] have been a source of cheap labor, although their efficiency leaves a lot to be desired. The GMG have also refused to accept suspected Blood Dragon or [[Golden Chrysanthemum]] convicts, citing it does not want to give these groups more reason to attack the Miura facilities. Between the prison population, the terraforming teams and various civilian settlements on Miura, the planet now has a population of roughly 220,000 people, a number that is expected to steadily increase as the climate improves.
  
The shipments of prisoners to such an unusual location have raised some eyebrows within the Kusari government, but for the most part they are only too happy to be rid of the troublemakers. Kishiro has, interestingly, refrained from using any [[Golden Chrysanthemum]] or Blood Dragon prisoners for the work in the mines, for fear of reprisals from both groups though possibly also at the behest of the GMG, since the Guild knows that they are certainly aware of the Okinawa system's location.
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After the successful acquisition of [[Planet Kurile]], the Gas Miner's Guild has begun to apply the native [[Alien Organisms]] to the Planet Miura, accelerating the [[Terraforming]] of the frigid world greatly. The introduction of Kurile's organisms has already sped up the process, with two large gaps in Miura's frigid oceans thawing in early 825 AS. The Gas Miner's Guild expects this accelerated change of the climate to advance the project by several decades, with a projected completion date around 850 AS.
  
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==Missions Offered==
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{{Spoiler|
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* [[Gas Miners Guild]]
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}}
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==Bribes Offered==
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{{Spoiler|
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* [[Border World Exports]]
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* [[Kishiro Technologies]]
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* [[Orbital Spa and Cruise]]
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}}
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{{Clear}}
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==Commodities==
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{{Exports|
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* [[Hydrocarbons]]
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* [[Kyushu Rice]]
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* [[Neon]]
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* [[Plutonium]]
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* [[Sirius Credit Card (10.000)]]
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* [[Synth Paste]]
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* [[Vacationers]]
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* [[Water]]
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}}{{Imports|
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* [[Ageira White Boxes]]
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* [[Ambassadors]]
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* [[Basic Alloy]]
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* [[Bio-Neural Processors]]
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* [[Bio-Stability Monitors]]
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* [[Black Market Light Arms]]
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* [[Blood Dragon]]
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* [[Corsair Pilot]]
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* [[Cryocubes]]
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* [[Diamonds]]
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* [[Diplomats]]
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* [[Energy Field Equipment]]
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* [[Farmers Alliance Pilot]]
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* [[FloraGro]]
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* [[Fluorine]]
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* [[Gold]]
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* [[Golden Crysanthemum]]
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* [[Helium]]
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* [[Hogosha Pilot]]
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* [[Holo-Tainment Bands]]
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* [[Hydrocarbons]]
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* [[Hydrogen Cyanide]]
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* [[Hypnotainment Bands]]
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}}{{Imports|
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* [[Lane Hacker Pilot]]
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* [[Luxury Food]]
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* [[Med-Stasis Bands]]
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* [[Molybdenum]]
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* [[Nickel]]
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* [[Outcast Pilot]]
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* [[Plastics]]
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* [[Refugees]]
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* [[Robotics]]
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* [[Sightseers]]
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* [[Silver]]
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* [[Slaves]]
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* [[Super Alloy]]
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* [[Synth Gel]]
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* [[Tellurium]]
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* [[Terraforming Gases]]
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* [[Thorium MOX]]
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* [[Titanium]]
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* [[Tobacco]]
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* [[Travelers]]
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* [[Tungsten]]
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* [[Vodka]]
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* [[Xenobiotic Filters]]
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* [[Yttrium]]
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}}
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{{Clear}}
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==[[Ships]]==
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{{Ship List/begin}}
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{{SL |[[Griffin]]| Light Fighter| Cv fighter.png}}
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{{SL |[[Falcon]]| Heavy Fighter| Cv elite.png}}
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{{SL |[[Kujira]]| Transport| Kujira.png}}
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{{Ship List/end}}
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{{Clear}}
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[[Category: Border Worlds]]
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[[Category: Okinawa]]
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[[Category: Gas Miners Guild]]

Latest revision as of 15:35, 28 January 2019

Planet Miura
Planet Miura.jpg

Owner GmgLogo.png Gas Miners Guild
Location 5E, Okinawa
Flag-kusari.png Kusari
Technical information
Population 220,000
Docking Yes
Terrain Terrestrial
Diameter 12,803 km
Mass 6.27 x 10e23 kg
Temperature -62°C to 3°C
Escape velocity 12.08 km/sec

Miura is an arctic Planet with massive pure water glaciers and vast Oceans, most of which are permanently frozen over. Only in sporadic locations where geothermal activity forces heat to the surface does surface water stay liquid. These narrow areas are oases of life on the Planet, where algae, invertebrates and even primitive fish-like lifeforms have evolved. The harsh arctic climate has caused no life to evolve outside of the oceans - there are no plants or land animals in Miura's natural ecology. Despite this, the planet does possess a breathable atmosphere, provided the air is heated before being inhaled.

The Blood Dragons were the first to discover the Planet in 688 A.S, but realised the climate made it unsuitable for settling. Initial studies suggested the climate could be adjusted, given enough resources, but the Blood Dragons did not have the means for such a massive undertaking. Almost half a century later in 760 AS, a Gas Miners Guild (GMG) scouting party arrived in the system. When the survey of the system was completed, the Gas Miners Guild immediately founded a Colony on Miura in order to stake a claim on the Planet. Construction of the Fujisawa and Isehara facilities started not soon afterwards. The Gas Miners Guild claim to the system was never contested by Kusari.

The GMG initiated a terraforming project on Miura in 780 AS, aimed at raising the planet's average temperature by at least 20 degrees. The efforts are expected to turn the planet into an oceanic world, not unlike Honshu, over the course of the next century by releasing greenhouse gases. This would cause sea levels to rise accordingly however, and the GMG's settlements on the planet are located around a single large mining colony where sizable amounts of Uranium-rich ore have been found, safe from the projected sea level. The Isehara refinery in orbit produces Plutonium - one of the active components in MOX fuel - from Uranium shuttled from the surface.

In order to reduce labor costs and the risk to their own people, the GMG has contracts with several police forces, offering the Miura mines as a "correctional" facility for prisoners sentenced to hard labor. The Kusari State Police and Liberty Police, Inc. both make use of Miura in this fashion, mainly sending convicted Terrorists in the hope they will never return. For the GMG, the Prisoners have been a source of cheap labor, although their efficiency leaves a lot to be desired. The GMG have also refused to accept suspected Blood Dragon or Golden Chrysanthemum convicts, citing it does not want to give these groups more reason to attack the Miura facilities. Between the prison population, the terraforming teams and various civilian settlements on Miura, the planet now has a population of roughly 220,000 people, a number that is expected to steadily increase as the climate improves.

After the successful acquisition of Planet Kurile, the Gas Miner's Guild has begun to apply the native Alien Organisms to the Planet Miura, accelerating the Terraforming of the frigid world greatly. The introduction of Kurile's organisms has already sped up the process, with two large gaps in Miura's frigid oceans thawing in early 825 AS. The Gas Miner's Guild expects this accelerated change of the climate to advance the project by several decades, with a projected completion date around 850 AS.

Missions Offered


Bribes Offered


Commodities

Exports
Imports
Imports


Ships

Cv fighter.png
Griffin
Light Fighter
Cv elite.png
Falcon
Heavy Fighter
Kujira.png
Kujira
Transport