Ariel

Ariel

Ariel is the fourth-largest moon of Uranus, featuring a relatively young surface with few large impact craters and extensive fault systems. In game, this medium-sized moon offers several habitation opportunities in the distant Uranian system.

Parameter	Value
Diameter	1,162 km
Orbits	Uranus
Orbital Period	2.52 days
Distance from Uranus	190,900 km
Atmosphere	None
Habitation Sites	4
Satellites	None
Available Orbits	LowArielOrbit HighArielOrbit

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)
Yakshi Chasma	Ariel	Diverse Icy Planetoid	4	75	25	15	8	0
Domovoy Crater	Ariel	Diverse Icy Planetoid	4	75	25	15	8	0
Kachina Chasma	Ariel	Icy Planetoid	4	100	35	5	0	0
Brownie Chasma	Ariel	Icy Planetoid	4	100	35	5	0	0
Total: 4 Hab Sites				350	120	40	16	0

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Estimated Top 50% Mean Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Yakshi Chasma	Ariel	Diverse Icy Planetoid	4	77.5	33.571	28.333	12.286	0.5
Domovoy Crater	Ariel	Diverse Icy Planetoid	4	77.5	33.571	28.333	12.286	0.5
Kachina Chasma	Ariel	Icy Planetoid	4	102.5	37.5	11.429	2.5	0.063
Brownie Chasma	Ariel	Icy Planetoid	4	102.5	37.5	11.429	2.5	0.063
Total: 4 Hab Sites				360	142.143	79.524	29.571	1.125

Strategic Value

With 4 habitation sites, Ariel provides multiple potential bases for space infrastructure and resource extraction.

SPOILERS INSIDE!
Human expansion to the Uranian system often prompts a violent Alien response.