Shugosha IV is the fourth planet in the Shugosha System; it is part of the Yamatai Star Empire.
Shugosha IV was discovered and explored by the Fifth Expeditionary Fleet in YE 29.
| Statistics for Shugosha IV | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ice Dwarf |
| PAINT Station | No |
| Facilities and Bases | Yes |
| Colony | No |
| Population | 0 |
| Moons | None |
Little more than a giant snowball, the Ice Dwarf Shugosha IV is used as a water source, automatic mining systems running to obtain the liquid of life. Owing to the two gas giants nearby, the dwarf planet has no moons. It has only the most tenuous atmosphere, consisting primarily of water vapor brought up by daytime warming.
Automated Water Mining facilities abound throughout the tiny dwarf planet's crust of freshwater ice. They have no permanent, or even temporary staff. Instead, they are only visited when needed, typically if a problem is reported by the automated sensors. Nonetheless, each facility has provisions for workers to stay for the duration.
The Star Army of Yamatai established a "Guriddo" Defense System as part of the Shugosha System Defense Plan laid out by Ketsurui-Motoyoshi Katsuko in YE 42. The system includes:
The planet also has an orbiting network of Emrys Satellites for communications that were deployed by the Star Army of Yamatai in YE 36.
| Places of the SARPiverse | |
|---|---|
| Place Categories | planet |
| Risk Level | safe |