Earth

Description
For detailed information, please refer to the standard issue Alliance Galactic Codex. Earth's orbit is riddled with debris generated by "bootstrap" space development; use of kinetic barriers is recommended at altitudes over 85 km.

Mineral Deposits
Earth cannot be mined.

Trivia

 * If viewed from Luna, the Earth appears as a mirror image.
 * Known human governments on Earth include the United North American States, the European Union, and the Chinese People's Federation.
 * According to Mass Effect: Incursion, the exact human population of Earth in 2183 is 11,490,225,106.
 * In Mass Effect 2, when entering Earth's orbit, the planet is shown to be spinning backwards (effectively making the Sun rise in the west).