Pallas
the failed kobolforming world
Pallas was a dead planet in the Cyrannus star system that the Colonials had failed to kobolform, though they still kept several small colonies and a military research station there.
Pallas was a planet in the Cyrannus star system orbiting the star Helios Beta, in an inclined orbit. No longer tectonically active, it had lost most of its atmosphere to space, and Colonial efforts to kobolform it had failed. Even so, several small colonies and a military research station were maintained on the planet. (Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies)
Geography and condition#
Pallas orbited the star Helios Beta in the Cyrannus star system, one of the inner planets separated from Virgon and Hera by the Ouranos asteroid belt. It was once believed to have held a life-sustaining atmosphere, but it was no longer tectonically active, and most of that atmosphere had escaped into space, leaving it unable to support life naturally. (Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies)
Failed kobolforming#
Colonial efforts to kobolform the world, the Colonies' word for terraforming, had failed. Even so, the Colonials set up several small colonies and a military research station on its surface. Pallas never appears on screen in the reimagined series: these details come from the official map of the Twelve Colonies, which the show's writers treated as quasi-canon. (Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies)
Frequently asked questions
- What was Pallas?
- Pallas was a planet in the Cyrannus star system orbiting the star Helios Beta. It was no longer tectonically active and had lost most of its atmosphere to space, leaving it unable to support life naturally.
- Why was Pallas unable to support life on its own?
- Pallas was no longer tectonically active and most of its atmosphere had escaped into space. Colonial efforts to kobolform the world had failed, though several small colonies and a military research station were still maintained there.
- Where does the information about Pallas come from?
- Pallas never appears on screen in the reimagined series. Its details come from the official map of the Twelve Colonies, which the show's writers treated as quasi-canon.
Sources
- BookBattlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies, Official poster map, Quantum Mechanix, designed by Geoffrey Mandel with Jane Espenson and Kevin Grazier (quasi-canon)
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