Vas

Vas is the current largest object in the Kellelai Belt, with a mean diameter of 558 km. It is one of the few asteroids bright enough to be visible in the night sky.
== Physical Characteristics ==
As of the present day, Vas is the largest and most massive body in the Kellelai Belt, after Cerea was artificially ejected from the system, and contributes roughly 11% of the mass of the belt. Vas is the last remaining rocky protoplanet (with a differentiated interior) of the kind that formed the terrestrial planets Moa, Violis, Teralla, Esera, and Rellis. Numerous fragments of Vas were ejected by collisions one and two billion years ago that left two enormous craters occupying much of Vas's southern hemisphere. Debris from these events has fallen to Teralla as meteorites, which have been a rich source of information about Vas before the advent of space colonization.
Vas is the brightest asteroid visible from Teralla. Its maximum distance from Verda is slightly greater than the former minimum distance of Cerea from Verda though its orbit lied entirely within that of Cerea.
== History ==
Vas was originally formed alongside the other asteroids in the belt, and got very close to becoming a proper planet. Unfortunately, the huge size of Glau stifled its growth and threw it and its neighbors onto highly inclined and eccentric orbits, which are untenable for accretion. Because of this, Vas is in the rare state of possessing a differentiated interior, and not possessing hydrostatic equilibrium, and is one of the oldest objects in the system.
The first artificial object to visit it was the Sunrise probe, which entered orbit around Vas, Cerea, and Palladia. Sunrise mapped the majority of the surface, with the exception of the north pole, which was shadowed until shortly after the probe's departure for Cerea. It was discovered to have many deposits of highly valuable metals and minerals, and it was targeted for a mining expedition some years later.
As the first colonies were being established on other worlds, Vas was a relatively early target. Its colonies sent back vast amounts of valuable minerals and metals, such as silver, platinum, and many rare Teralla elements. This allowed many advanced megastructures to be constructed, fast-tracking the terraforming of Rellis and Shirus. 
Today, Vas has been reduced to a very low-density rock with almost a sponge-like consistency. This allows many large habitats to be constructed beneath its surface, giving it a population of approximately 900 billion individuals.
== Biomes ==
Vas has 6 biomes.
*Lowlands
*Midlands
*Highlands
*Peaks
*Impact Craters
*Cities
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