New Prospect
Orbital Distance: 378 million km
Orbital Period: 1.7 Cornerian Years Radius: 1153 km Day Length: 2.1 Cornerian Days Atm. Pressure: N/A Surface Temp.: -61 °C Surface Gravity: .10 g Mass: 0.00013 Cornerians Satellites: N/A Capital: Blackport Founded: 3 ALW Population: 360,200 |
Description
New Prospect was one of the largest mineral rich asteroids in the Meteo belt and was home to a newly established mining economy. The great abundance of precious metals made this world attractive for major manufacturers to buy large quantities of iron, titanium, gold, and helium-3 in exports. Demand for resources during the rebuild of Lylat after the Aparoid invasion was very high. Immigrants from all over the system came here in hopes of riches and to begin a new life away from Cornerian and Venomian authority. Within a year, New Prospect was established as an independent colony with support of about two dozen privately-owned mining and manufacturing corporations.
The asteroid was protected by an array of automated surface railguns primarily designed to fire at incoming meteors and asteroids with kinetic impactor canisters. The force caused by the canisters would change the trajectory of the rocky celestial bodies to deny any chance of impact into New Prospect. The guns can also be ordered to eliminate hostile spacecraft should a need arise.
By 11 ALW, New Prospect undergone a civil war due to the disproportionate spread of wealth and resources among the populace. The wealthy sought a quick solution to the unrest by employing the Bowman Empire to restore order. In turn, Bowman's forces would seize control of the resources to supply his growing forces. Much of New Prospect's population fled to the safety of Corneria just before the asteroid suffered a complete meltdown at its core and imploded. Most of Bowman's forces were destroyed.
When news of the world's demise reached Corneria, the Cornerian Space Command (CSC) began to mobilize its forces in preparation of another Venom invasion.
The asteroid was protected by an array of automated surface railguns primarily designed to fire at incoming meteors and asteroids with kinetic impactor canisters. The force caused by the canisters would change the trajectory of the rocky celestial bodies to deny any chance of impact into New Prospect. The guns can also be ordered to eliminate hostile spacecraft should a need arise.
By 11 ALW, New Prospect undergone a civil war due to the disproportionate spread of wealth and resources among the populace. The wealthy sought a quick solution to the unrest by employing the Bowman Empire to restore order. In turn, Bowman's forces would seize control of the resources to supply his growing forces. Much of New Prospect's population fled to the safety of Corneria just before the asteroid suffered a complete meltdown at its core and imploded. Most of Bowman's forces were destroyed.
When news of the world's demise reached Corneria, the Cornerian Space Command (CSC) began to mobilize its forces in preparation of another Venom invasion.