Citona
OVERVIEW
DSO 10045 - 6495 B, Planet Omicron Named "Citona" meaning "Beaten Down" in Saturno-Norvutaran Dialect, is an airless Carbonia ringed planet, first visited by the crew of the Graviton during the Distant Worlds expedition.
The planet's surface is heavily eroded by tectonic activity and features geothermal vents scattered across its landscape. From space, Omicron appears in grayish hues, punctuated by dark spots and bright white ice formations. Studies suggest that the planet once had a thin atmosphere, which gradually dissipated under the relentless assault of solar winds from its highly active primary star.
Orbiting at the edge of its system's asteroid belt, Omicron experiences frequent meteor impacts, leaving its surface dotted with young craters. The most notable of these is Crater DSPOI-4, evidence of a catastrophic collision with a massive asteroid. This event triggered significant seismic activity, leading to the formation of mountains and increased volcanic eruptions. The seismic upheaval resulted in jagged rock formations that spew sulfuric acid gases from beneath the planet's crust. The dual bombardment from the binary stars has led to a high concentration of Helium-3 isotopes on Omicron's surface, a resource highly valued for fueling supersymmetric fusion reactors and exploration ships, offering a self-sustaining energy supply.
The Rings of Citona are delicate formations of ice and rock, believed to have originated from a former asteroid moon that strayed too close to the planet, crossing the **Roche limit**. The immense gravitational forces tore the moon apart, scattering its fragments into orbit. What remained of the shattered moon eventually impacted Citona's surface, leaving behind a vast crater that marks the planet's surface to this day. These rings are not just a striking visual feature but also a treasure trove of valuable materials. They contain high concentrations of gold and iron in rocky hotspots, while icy regions are rich in water ice.
Citona was identified as a key waypoint on the route to the Library, due to an Archangel sensor-detected facility signal deep underground. Upon investigation, the crew discovered an experimental Archangel site, housing devices intended for testing before mass production. The most notable of these is the Space Fractation Shield Bubble Creator. This device, crafted from the enigmatic Angelic metal, generates a fractal, triangulated spatial barrier around its circumference. This barrier is impenetrable; anyone attempting to cross it is trapped in an infinite loop of self-similar geometry, endlessly traveling within the fractal until the structure collapses. Harrison Wells referred to this phenomenon as "Dynamical Triangulation," a nod to the concept of Casual Dynamical Triangulation.