Encyclopedia Galactica: Asteroid Belt of Terra/Sol
Terra/Sol’s asteroid belt occupies a position between Achilles and Moria, 3.6 AU’s from Sol. Astro-physicists believe that the belt was produced by the collision of two Mars-sized planetary bodies during the infancy of the system.
Astronomers and explorers continue to chart additional undiscovered asteroids of which there are currently over 1 million known. The asteroid belt contains numerous mining and oreprocessing facilities, as well as habitat and food production facilities. Over 48 million make their home “in the belt.” Most are SIMs.
A feature of interest is the Star cluster of asteroids. Seven of these eight asteroids revolve in synchronous orbit around the largest member of their group. This relationship is obviously artificial and when the group was inspected it was discovered that all eight were hollow. Again it was obvious that this was accomplished through some outside agency. Most of these asteroids have been thoroughly explored but several contain warrens of tunnels which continue to be explored to this day. The whole group is now owned by the PAX Combine, which operates them as a resort destination. They are quite exclusive and have become the system’s most popular, off-Terra, vacation destination.
