Ceres

Ceres

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and is classified as a dwarf planet. It is the only dwarf planet located in the inner Solar System. Composed primarily of rock and ice, Ceres contains significant amounts of water, making it valuable for resource extraction. The game features 4 habitation sites on Ceres.

Basic Information

Parameter	Value
Diameter	965.2 km
Orbits	Sol (Sun)
Orbital Period	4.6 Earth years
Distance from Sun	2.77 AU
Atmosphere	Extremely thin water vapor
Habitation Sites	4
Satellites	None
Available Orbits	Low Ceres Orbit Medium Ceres Orbit High Ceres Orbit

Mining Sites

Notes:

• Negative values are not a bug, the game actually sets the median to a negative value to make it incredibly unlikely for the site to have a positive mine output. But note that the actual mined amount cannot actually be negative.
• Blank values indicate that the site can never produce this resource. In contrast, 0 indicates that there is still up to 50% chance for the site to produce the resource.
• Values shown do not take into account the final capping of the Noble Metals output to just 1/2 or 1/3 of the Base Metals output.
• Top 50% Mean is the average value of the top 50% of possible rolls. It is also a much looser estimate than the median because it cannot handle edge cases such as where the mininum value is too close to the median value.

MedianTop 50% Mean

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Median Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Hanami Planum	Ceres	Icy Planetoid	4	100	35	5	0	0
Vendimia Planitia	Ceres	Icy Planetoid	4	100	35	5	0	0
Yalode Crater	Ceres	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	65	70	10	5	0
Kerwan Crater	Ceres	Rocky Planetoid	4	40	20	25	10	0
Total: 4 Hab Sites				305	160	45	15	0

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Estimated Top 50% Mean Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Hanami Planum	Ceres	Icy Planetoid	4	102.5	37.5	11.429	2.5	0.063
Vendimia Planitia	Ceres	Icy Planetoid	4	102.5	37.5	11.429	2.5	0.063
Yalode Crater	Ceres	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	67.5	75	16.429	9.286	0.214
Kerwan Crater	Ceres	Rocky Planetoid	4	42.5	22.5	33.571	14.286	0.667
Total: 4 Hab Sites				315	172.5	72.857	28.571	1.006

Bombard Values

Bombardment Values for Ceres

Weapon	Damage at Altitude			Anti-PD Value at Altitude			Cost per Ammo
	200km	400km	600km	200km	400km	600km
Heavy Coil Cannon Mk3	96.432	96.475	96.521	206.052	206.144	206.241	0.00075	0.003	0.00375
Light Rail Cannon Mk1	4.803	4.818	4.834	3.284	3.294	3.305	0.0003	0.0015	0.0012
Spinal Railgun Mk1	39.502	39.561	39.623	27.01	27.05	27.093	0.0012	0.006	0.0048
Light Coilgun Battery Mk2	4.401	4.407	4.413	7.823	7.834	7.845	0.0001	0.0004	0.0005
Alien Mag Battery	7.735	7.754	7.774	22.918	22.975	23.035	0.0003	0.0018	0.0009
Spinal Siege Coiler Mk1	184.746	185.31	185.911	123.164	123.54	123.94	0.01	0.04	0.05
Heavy Coilgun Battery Mk2	31.21	31.235	31.26	55.485	55.528	55.574	0.0004	0.0016	0.002
Enhanced Alien Light Mag Cannon	23.322	23.346	23.371	82.013	82.096	82.184	0.0004	0.002	0.0016
Alien Light Mag Battery	2.49	2.5	2.51	8.855	8.889	8.925	0.00015	0.0009	0.00045
Heavy Railgun Battery Mk1	8.868	8.895	8.924	7.882	7.907	7.932	0.00048	0.0024	0.00192
Spinal Siege Coiler Mk2	254.812	255.415	256.055	242.678	243.252	243.862	0.01	0.04	0.05
Enhanced Alien Heavy Mag Battery	52.668	52.708	52.752	162.555	162.68	162.813	0.0006	0.003	0.0024
Coil Cannon Mk2	33.811	33.837	33.865	57.797	57.842	57.889	0.0005	0.002	0.0025
Heavy Coilgun Battery Mk3	43.173	43.199	43.227	95.94	95.999	96.061	0.0004	0.0016	0.002
Light Railgun Battery Mk1	1.549	1.555	1.563	1.377	1.383	1.389	0.00012	0.0006	0.00048
Heavy Siege Coiler Mk1	123.794	124.217	124.667	82.529	82.811	83.112	0.0075	0.03	0.0375
Railgun Battery Mk3	7.418	7.434	7.451	19.782	19.824	19.869	0.00024	0.0012	0.00096
Enhanced Alien Spinal Mag Cannon	310.958	311.052	311.151	455.616	455.753	455.9	0.0016	0.008	0.0064
Railgun Battery Mk2	4.729	4.744	4.759	6.306	6.325	6.346	0.00024	0.0012	0.00096
Light Coil Cannon Mk3	23.385	23.4	23.415	49.969	49.999	50.032	0.00025	0.001	0.00125
Light Coil Cannon Mk2	12.957	12.97	12.984	22.149	22.171	22.195	0.00025	0.001	0.00125
Spinal Siege Coiler Mk3	413.068	413.727	414.427	550.757	551.636	552.569	0.01	0.04	0.05
Heavy Coilgun Battery Mk1	22.425	22.448	22.472	29.901	29.931	29.963	0.0004	0.0016	0.002
Light Coilgun Battery Mk1	2.873	2.878	2.884	3.83	3.838	3.846	0.0001	0.0004	0.0005
Enhanced Alien Mag Cannon	69.217	69.264	69.314	202.834	202.972	203.118	0.0008	0.004	0.0032
Light Rail Cannon Mk2	7.348	7.363	7.38	7.536	7.552	7.569	0.0003	0.0015	0.0012
Coilgun Battery Mk3	17.068	17.081	17.095	37.929	37.959	37.99	0.0002	0.0008	0.001
Heavy Coil Cannon Mk1	42.428	42.465	42.504	54.395	54.443	54.493	0.00075	0.003	0.00375
Alien Mini Mag Cannon	9.844	9.866	9.89	25.963	26.021	26.083	0.0004	0.0024	0.0012
Enhanced Alien Heavy Mag Cannon	162.052	162.123	162.198	316.586	316.723	316.87	0.0012	0.006	0.0048
Alien Heavy Mag Battery	22.202	22.24	22.281	54.819	54.914	55.015	0.0006	0.0036	0.0018
Enhanced Alien Light Mag Battery	5.877	5.887	5.898	26.12	26.165	26.213	0.00015	0.00075	0.0006
Rail Cannon Mk1	13.777	13.806	13.837	9.42	9.44	9.461	0.0006	0.003	0.0024
Rail Cannon Mk3	35.974	36.009	36.045	73.794	73.864	73.939	0.0006	0.003	0.0024
Coil Cannon Mk3	57.712	57.741	57.771	123.316	123.377	123.442	0.0005	0.002	0.0025
Heavy Siege Coiler Mk2	164.447	164.898	165.379	156.616	157.046	157.503	0.0075	0.03	0.0375
Alien Light Mag Cannon	9.844	9.866	9.89	25.963	26.021	26.083	0.0004	0.0024	0.0012
Light Railgun Battery Mk2	1.992	1.999	2.007	2.656	2.666	2.676	0.00012	0.0006	0.00048
Spinal Railgun Mk2	65.782	65.845	65.911	67.469	67.533	67.601	0.0012	0.006	0.0048
Alien Spinal Mag Cannon	130.743	130.832	130.926	143.674	143.772	143.875	0.0016	0.0096	0.0048
Heavy Siege Coiler Mk3	273.994	274.488	275.014	365.326	365.985	366.685	0.0075	0.03	0.0375
Spinal Railgun Mk3	103.314	103.383	103.455	211.926	212.067	212.216	0.0012	0.006	0.0048
Heavy Railgun Battery Mk2	13.565	13.594	13.624	18.086	18.125	18.166	0.00048	0.0024	0.00192
Advanced Alien Mag Battery	56.329	56.365	56.403	243.584	243.74	243.906	0.00055	0.00275	0.0022
Advanced Alien Spinal Mag Cannon	1923.729	1924.064	1924.419	4567.259	4568.052	4568.895	0.00589	0.02945	0.02356
Coilgun Battery Mk2	11.96	11.972	11.985	21.263	21.284	21.307	0.0002	0.0008	0.001
Advanced Alien Heavy Mag Cannon	671.705	671.872	672.049	2152.9	2153.435	2154.004	0.00294	0.0147	0.01176
Advanced Alien Mag Cannon	212.55	212.633	212.722	957.073	957.449	957.849	0.00147	0.00735	0.00588
Spinal Coiler Mk3	139.61	139.667	139.728	298.313	298.435	298.564	0.001	0.004	0.005
Advanced Alien Light Mag Cannon	71.83	71.872	71.916	414.405	414.646	414.902	0.00074	0.0037	0.00296
Coil Cannon Mk1	24.294	24.319	24.345	31.146	31.178	31.211	0.0005	0.002	0.0025
Heavy Rail Cannon Mk2	39.975	40.022	40.072	41	41.048	41.099	0.0009	0.0045	0.0036
Light Railgun Battery Mk3	2.586	2.594	2.603	6.897	6.918	6.941	0.00012	0.0006	0.00048
Light Coil Cannon Mk1	8.939	8.951	8.964	11.46	11.476	11.492	0.00025	0.001	0.00125
Advanced Alien Light Mag Battery	17.94	17.958	17.978	95.682	95.778	95.881	0.00028	0.00138	0.0011
Light Rail Cannon Mk3	11.521	11.539	11.557	23.634	23.669	23.706	0.0003	0.0015	0.0012
Light Coilgun Battery Mk3	6.541	6.547	6.554	14.535	14.55	14.565	0.0001	0.0004	0.0005
Heavy Coil Cannon Mk2	57.981	58.02	58.062	99.112	99.179	99.251	0.00075	0.003	0.00375
Alien Mag Cannon	29.163	29.207	29.255	64.095	64.192	64.296	0.0008	0.0048	0.0024
Railgun Battery Mk1	3.735	3.749	3.763	3.32	3.332	3.345	0.00024	0.0012	0.00096
Advanced Alien Heavy Mag Battery	162.769	162.842	162.919	586.557	586.817	587.094	0.0011	0.0055	0.0044
Heavy Rail Cannon Mk3	65.191	65.243	65.297	133.726	133.831	133.943	0.0009	0.0045	0.0036
Enhanced Alien Mag Battery	18.315	18.335	18.357	67.833	67.908	67.988	0.0003	0.0015	0.0012
Coilgun Battery Mk1	8.251	8.262	8.274	11.002	11.017	11.033	0.0002	0.0008	0.001
Heavy Railgun Battery Mk3	21.27	21.302	21.336	56.721	56.805	56.895	0.00048	0.0024	0.00192
Rail Cannon Mk2	21.068	21.099	21.132	21.608	21.64	21.674	0.0006	0.003	0.0024
Alien Heavy Mag Cannon	68.185	68.252	68.323	99.905	100.003	100.106	0.0012	0.0072	0.0036
Spinal Coiler Mk2	85.524	85.576	85.631	146.194	146.284	146.378	0.001	0.004	0.005
Heavy Rail Cannon Mk1	24.943	24.987	25.034	17.055	17.085	17.117	0.0009	0.0045	0.0036
Spinal Coiler Mk1	63.396	63.445	63.497	81.277	81.34	81.407	0.001	0.004	0.005

Strategic Value

Ceres represents a major stepping stone between the inner and outer Solar System. Its water ice resources are valuable for fuel production and life support, while its position in the asteroid belt makes it an excellent base for accessing the abundant mineral resources in the region. As the largest body in the asteroid belt, establishing control over Ceres provides strategic advantages for operations throughout this resource-rich zone.