The Basra
System, a pulsar system, contains only one lifeless planet. However,
it does hold a NI refinery in orbit that has become a major source of
resource wealth in the quadrant. Recent
reports have indicated that this system has also fallen to Altarin'Dakor
attack. Apparently the refinery as well as the mining base have been
completely obliterated. There are no survivors reported.
Notable System Locations
Basra Refinery Base (destroyed)
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Basra Prime is a small,
rocky planet of little note, except that it is rich in liquid resources
that are vital components of starship and starfighter fuel. A large
pumping station has been established over an open crevice from which
large amounts of crude are extracted. The material is then sent up to
Basra Refinery Base in orbit, where it is refined and readied for shipping
to various NI planets. The resources will then be used as components
in fuels and other uses. The Refinery has recently become self-sufficient,
its great accumulated wealth more than enough to sustain the colony.
It is one of the richest stations in Varnus Quadrant.
Basra Refinery Base is
constantly under protection by a small fleet of military craft, both
privately owned and NI sponsored. They have been sucessful in dealing
with all pirater and most smuggler incursions, however they were no
sufficient to drive off an Altarin'Dakor task force. Shortly after the
reports of Danube's fall, communication was lost with Basra as well.
It appears that there were no survivors from the AD attack.
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Planet Name: Basra Prime
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Function: Mining
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Type: Rock World
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Diameter: 7,000 km
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Distance from star (AUs): 1.6
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Axial Tilt: 32 Degrees
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Seasonal Changes: None
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Orbit: Circular
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Weather: None
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Temperature: Frigid (-100-140 C)
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Atmosphere: Type IV (Uninhabitable
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Hydrosphere: None (0% free water)
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Gravity: Light (0.5 standard)
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Terrain: Rocky plains
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Length of Day: 17 hours
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Length of Year: 525 days
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Moon(s): None
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Sapient Species: None
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Starport: Limitied Facilities
- Population: 4,000 (1,000 Mining
base, 3,000 in Basra Refinery Base) - now estimated to be zero.
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Government: Free (overseen by NI authorities)
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Tech Level: Space
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Major Exports: Refined fuel, crude products,
etc
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Major Imports: Everything necessary for
colonial survival, luxury goods, exotic entertainment
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