User:144PA/JE-12

JE-12 is a small, terrestrial world near the Jiralhanae homeworld of Dosaic. In the days of the Covenant, JE-12 was overlooked by both the Covenant and the UNSC but with the creation of the Jiralhanae Empire it has become a pivotal world for the empire.

Description
JE-12 is a small world, aproximately 1,500 miles smaller than Mars. It has a thin atmosphere and only one small, glacier-filled ocean about the size of Texas. Most of the world is covered in dark stones. JE-12's rocky surface hides the planet's verdant past. The planet has some deep canyons and petrified tree trunks burried beneath the surface which hints that there was some vegetation and more water on the planet. The only life on JE-12 now are the many microorganisms, funguses, and ant-sized insects that inhabit the underground cave networks of the planet. Deep under the surface, there are massive deposits of various, useful minerals.

Importance
The Jiralhanae Empire initially used JE-12 only as a foothold into the creation and expansion of their empire. After accidentally stumbling upon useful resources, the Jiralhanae Empire began building mining facilities on the surface to extract the extremely useful minerals. JE-12 has massive deposits of minerals like Tritium and Deuterium, two primary fuel sources for old Covenant starships. The planet also has Ardium, a mineral that, if processed, becomes very volatile and dangerous, perfect for new weapons of mass destruction for the Jiralhanae Empire.