Chohe

(planet) (besieged base)

Description
Chohe is a terrestrial planet whose surface is mainly composed of aluminum, with numerous deposits of calcium. Though it has enough mass to retain a dense atmosphere, Chohe is nearly a vacuum. This lack of atmosphere allows a moderate average temperature, but the differences between night and day are extreme.

The surface of Chohe's sunward-facing side is usually covered by a haze of volatiles (mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide), which return to the ground as frost over the course of the long, cold night.

The Sirta Foundation has established a research outpost on Chohe to investigate the native subterranean life of Chohe, which shows incredible resillience to extremes of heat and cold.

Lifeforms

 * Biotic Terrorist
 * Mercenary
 * Mercenary Anti-Tank
 * Mercenary Sniper
 * Thresher Maw

Properties
Its surface albedo as calculated from parameters is &minus;1.48. Some of that can be adjusted upward given that the sun is, from this distance, a disc rather than a point (if not by much).

But no planet here can be older than its star, which as a main-sequence F0 is no older than 2.82 billion years. Chohe is a large planet and is still emitting heat from its formation and differentiation; in addition its core must be at least as radioactive as Faringor's.