N7: Endangered Research Station

Scans indicate a research station on Sinmara (moon of the 1st planet, Solveig system, Caleston Rift) is in danger of eradication by deadly radiation coming from the unstable local sun. If the station's protective magnetic shield were reactivated, it could survive the solar storms.

Acquistion
Scanning Sinmara, moon of the planet Surtur, discovers an anomaly. A beacon broadcasts: "Magnetic shielding failure detected. Catastrophic solar exposure probable." Pinpointing the anomaly reveals: "Planetary scans indicate that the Sinmara colony is vulnerable to its sun's hazardous solar flares. Malfunction detected in colony's magnetic shield. Shield must be reactivated to avoid exposing colony to unstable solar activity and potential annihilation."

Walkthrough
This mission involves no combat. Shepard lands without any squad members at the magnetic shield generator. 2,000 units of palladium can be salvaged from a broken generator on the walkway to the controls for the shield. Bypassing the station central command terminal gives access to the necessary part of the station to do the repairs. There's a control switch, a cooling unit, a shield control, and a shield generator. The control switch controls which of the other three Shepard can activate, as indicated by the yellow lights. Use the control switch twice to switch power to the cooling unit, then turn it on. Nnext, use the control switch to switch power to shield generator and turn that on. Finally, use the control switch to switch power to the shield control and bypass it. The "found credits" mentioned in the mission summary are automatically added at the end of the assignment.

Mission Summary
Restored magnetic shield, keeping Sinmara colony safe from catastrophic solar activity. Credits reward transferred from Sinmara colonists.


 * Experience reward: 125 (156)
 * Credits: 7,500
 * Cerberus Funding: 3,750
 * Credits Found: 3,750
 * Minerals:
 * Palladium: 2,000

Trivia

 * It should be noted that while the moon has no atmosphere according to its info page, the mission takes place in an environment with a hazy orange atmosphere and visible flora in the background.