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==Golden Worlds== [[File:Codex Card AI Golden Worlds.png|right|200px]] Golden worlds are planets in [[Andromeda]]'s [[Heleus cluster]] that are either the strongest possible candidates for settlement, or whose resources could bolster the [[Andromeda Initiative|Initiative]]'s chances at long-term survival. Based on survey data and long-term projections, some are believed to be garden worlds capable of supporting life; others are [[mineral]] "treasure troves" that could supply fledgling colonies with vital [[resource]]s. These worlds were designated Habitats 1-7. While not generally used in planetary surveying, the term "golden worlds" was coined by the Andromeda Initiative's marketing team and has stuck ever since. The Initiative's early settlement strategy revolves around these golden worlds. The arks cannot sustain a population in [[Cryogenic Stasis|stasis]] indefinitely, and the Nexus requires vast quantities of refined ore, helium-3, water ice, and element zero. On-the-ground Pathfinder surveys are essential to confirming quickly that the golden words are suitable for outposts. {{clear}} ===Charting Habitable Planets=== [[File:Codex Card Technology Charting Andromeda.png|left|200px]] Charting the Andromeda Galaxy for [[Hazard|habitable planets]] presents a unique challenge. Observation is limited by light, and given Andromeda's distance, any observations from the Milky Way are 2.5 million years out of date—enough time for a planet to have altered irrevocably. Initial attempts to identify settlement sites were made by obtaining [[asari]] astronomical surveys and running them through predictive models. But [[Jien Garson]] was unwilling to risk thousands of colonists without solid information. Eventually, the Initiative obtained promising data from quarian explorers who claimed to have found a geth array on the fringes of the Perseus Veil. This array was supposedly built from three mass relays, using sensors in the combined relay corridor as a form of FTL "telescope," to observe dark space beyond the galactic rim. Why the geth expended so much effort to study dark space is not known. Amongst these observations were near-contemporary surveys of Andromeda. When our predictive models confirmed them within an acceptable margin, the Initiative was able to begin identifying "golden worlds." {{clear}} ===The Original "Golden Worlds"=== * [[Eos|Habitat 1: Eos]] * [[Elaaden|Habitat 2: Elaaden]] * [[Havarl|Habitat 3: Havarl]] * [[Kadara|Habitat 4: Kadara]] * [[H-047c|Habitat 5: H-047c]] * [[Voeld|Habitat 6: Voeld]] * [[Habitat 7]]
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