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Mass Effect 2 Planetary Database: Entry Details
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Sanctum |
| System: Sigurd's Cradle |
| Cluster: Decoris |
| Anomaly/Landable: Yes |
| Installation: Base Installation |
| Colony Founded: 2169 |
| Capital: Vulpes |
| Population: 257300 |
| Orbital Distance: 2.6 AU |
| Orbital Period: 4.2 Earth Years |
| Radius: 6,651 km |
| Day Length: 69.4 Earth Hours |
| Atmospheric Pressure: 0.4 Earth Atmospheres |
| Surface Temperature: -50 Celsius (mean), 4 Celsius (equator) |
| Surface Gravity: 1.2 G |
Sanctum is proof of the old spacer adage, "just because it's called a garden world doesn't mean it's a picnic." Freezing ice storms cover the poles and temperate zones, leaving a narrow strip of habitable land at the equator. Dry but windy, this area is home to Scantum's minimal terrestrial plant life. The planet has yet to develop land-based animals, though invertebrates grow quite large in its pelagic seas.
Mining, referred to as "ice cracking" at anywhere but the equator, is a common employment on Sanctum. The planet is rich in platinum and palladium deposits, as well as boron, which is locally used in semiconductor doping.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: Carbon dioxide levels on Sanctum can reach 5,000 parts per million during thermal inversions. Travelers should carry a breath mask at all times and consult the Sanctum World Weather Service for warnings.
TRAVEL ADVISORY: Piracy is at a fourteen-year global high on Sanctum. Visitors should take appropriate security precautions. |
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