Anomaly

A Glimpse of the Core

Aperçu du noyau

Level 5DLC Shadows of the Shroud

Description

Strange movements in …'s gassy outer layers are causing exceptionally deep vents to open up, exposing the planet's solid core in brief intervals. This remarkable phenomenon warrants further study.

Where to find it

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.

Organic Core

Console: event extreme_frontiers.150

Description

By sending a probe deep into one of the temporary vents on …, … discovered that the planet's core is home to a species of unicellular organisms unlike anything we have seen before.

These robust cells seem perfectly adapted for survival under extreme pressures, with their seasonal reproduction releasing sizable quantities of hydrogen. … has concluded that this is how the planet's gassy hydrogen layers are being maintained.

Exterminating these organisms would cause the dissipation of these outer layers, leaving behind a colonizable rocky planet.

« A unique observation opportunity. »

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