Anomaly
Waterless Canyons
Canyons asséchés
Description
Canyons deep enough to be seen from orbit furrow the surface of …, yet the planet is dry as a dustbowl. What could have happened to the water that once so profoundly carved …'s' stone?
Where to find it
is_planet_class = pc_barren
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.
Metamorphic Dehydration
Console: event distar.180
Description
Following a thorough investigation of …, the … crew has confirmed that the planet used to be covered in flowing water, several billion years ago. However, the geochemical composition of the planet's basalt crust proved highly hydrophilic - so much so, that …'s thirsty rocks eventually absorbed and bound all of the water on its surface. Now all that remains of these vast oceans are salty brine streaks lining …'s numerous canyons.
Science Officer … adds that the mineral hydrates now dominating …'s landscape could have many valuable industrial applications.
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