>>6010659>Rich common ore deposits (4 points)>Ultra-rich rare ore deposits (8 points)>Thick, deadly atmosphere (Gain 3 points)>Close to the system’s star (Gain 1 point)>(Write in) no liquid water (+1 point )>Near Earth standard gravity (4 points)>(Write in) strong volcanism (+1 points)>(Write in) molten moon ( gain ?)...Forgotten explorer log: Hephaestus Prime
"Hephaestus Prime is a diamond in the rough. The world is only a few hundred million years old and lives up to what that means. It is a volcanic world constantly on fire, with a moon in the sky glowing with a still molten surface. The world's carbon content and metallicity are unusually high, which shows in its atmosphere. The atmosphere is mainly made up of CO2 despite its already quite high solid surface carbon content. The atmosphere also contains large quantities of nitrogen and a surprising amount of water vapor. The atmospheric pressure at the surface is 21.231 Earth atm."
"The surface temperature of 400 Celcius means lakes of molten metal have formed on the surface of this planet. Tin, Lead, Bismuth, and Zinc are the main metals making up these mirror-like rivers, with some precious metals having dissolved into the liquid metals. This also has the effect of a higher than recommended mercury content in the atmosphere due to any surface mercury vaporizing almost instantly. The potential resource extraction of carbon and metallic ores of Hephaestus Prime is highly sought after despite its distance from most core world's"
"The moon of Hephaestus Prime is still in its forming stage and thus still has a partially irregular shape to itself. It is around 1.15 times the size of Earth's moon. Making it and Hephaestus Prime great candidates for earth-like re-creation"
"Terraforming candidacy-wise, Hephaestus Prime, if cooled down the water vapor would likely crash out and form simple oceans. The world will need constant shielding from sunlight with mirror shades. But if one can get past that hurdle, then the planet has the potential to become almost like a second, albeit temperamental, Earth."