Anomaly
Orbital Speed Demon
Chauffard orbital
Description
Caught in an orbit around … is a small, unknown object moving at such a high speed it beggars belief.
Where to find it
is_asteroid = yeshas_any_strategic_resource = no
Game conditions on the surveyed body.
Possible outcomes
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
Orbital Speed Demon
Console: event distar.3050
Description
Attempts to scan the object in high-speed orbit of … have been unsuccessful. The object quickly falls below …'s horizon and the …'s instruments are simply unable to keep up.
While …'s gravitational pull is strong, that alone does little to explain the object's extreme momentum. Either the object itself possesses some extraordinary properties, or there is some gravitational phenomenon at work here.
The object's velocity appears to be increasing over time, and Science Officer … suspects that it may soon be thrown out of orbit, even without outside interference.
« Try to slow it down. »
- Then: Speed Demon Halted
« Attempt to halt it. »
- Then: Speed Demon Halted