Erebos: the Tauron mining belt
The Erebos asteroid belt orbited Helios Alpha in the Cyrannus star system, lying between the worlds of Tauron and Zeus. Mined by Tauron prospectors for hundreds of years, its mineral wealth helped fuel the high-tech revolution on Tauron.
The Erebos asteroid belt orbited Helios Alpha in the Cyrannus star system, lying between the worlds of Tauron and Zeus. A mineral-rich belt worked by Tauron prospectors for hundreds of years, its resources helped drive the high-tech revolution on Tauron. The belt is never seen in the series; everything known about it comes from the official map of the Twelve Colonies. (Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies)
Location#
The Erebos belt lay in orbit around Helios Alpha, one of the stars of the Cyrannus star system that held the Twelve Colonies. It occupied the space between the colony of Tauron and the world of Zeus. (Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies)
Tauron mining#
Erebos was rich in minerals, and Tauron prospectors worked the belt for hundreds of years. The steady flow of ore drawn from its asteroids supplied the raw materials behind Tauron's industry, and that mineral wealth helped fuel the high-tech revolution that transformed the colony. (Battlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies)
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Erebos asteroid belt?
- Erebos was an asteroid belt around Helios Alpha in the Cyrannus star system, lying between the orbits of Tauron and Zeus. It was a mineral-rich belt mined by Tauron prospectors for hundreds of years.
- Why was Erebos important to Tauron?
- The mineral wealth drawn from the Erebos belt helped fuel the high-tech revolution on Tauron, making the belt a long-standing source of the resources behind the colony's industry.
Sources
- BookBattlestar Galactica: Map of the Twelve Colonies, Official map published by Syfy and Universal, 2010
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Followed from this entry
Tauron: the Old Colony
A proud industrial world scarred by famine, civil war and a recognised genocide of its native Ha'la'tha, long before the Cylons finished the job.
Cyrannus: the Colonies' four suns
Four stars in a double binary, Helios Alpha through Delta, holding all Twelve Colonies. Refugees from Kobol settled them two thousand years back.
Zeus
Zeus was a vast gas giant in the Cyrannus star system and the largest planet in Cyrannus. Two of its many moons, Hebe and Nike, possessed breathable atmospheres.
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