Mathoria

**Mathoria** is a large lava planet. It is the second innermost planet in the Zatayni System. The immense size coupled with intense heat makes it very hard to settle on the planet, even combined with sheer gravitational pull that can easily rip apart mining colonies and the smallest warships.

## Characteristics

### Diameter

34,566 Kilometers
21,478.317 Miles

## Other Information

### Population

N/A

Mathoria is large lava planet orbiting Osiris CG9B. The surface is largely dominated by massive oceans of molten lava, leaving little space for barren landscapes, just like it's smaller neighbour, Skagua V4MK. The large size therefore makes the planet's gravitational pull so powerful. In conclusion, a colossal lava planet with intense heat and blistering radiation.

## History

### Background

The Mathoria was the second planet to form in the Zatayni System, after Skagua V4MK was previously pulled dangerously close to Osiris CG9B. Mathoria was 100 million kilometers away from Osiris CG9B, thus it is a barren rocky planet. However, it was quickly pulled close to Osiris CG9B in 1.2 million years later, baking the surface into a lava planet, and therefore it is considered unhabitable.

Azreans also settled mining colonies on the planet, but due to the intense gravitational pull, coupled with intense heat and radiation, they were forced to abandon their settlements due to the intense gravitational pull crushing the colonies.

## Overview

Mathoria is formerly a grayish rocky planet, just like Mercury. However, due to the formation of all planets in the Zatayni System, the planet was pulled close to Osiris CG9B, ranging from 39-50 million kilometers away. Mathoria's current terrain degraded into a barren, blackish rocky terrain that is heavily dominated by large oceans of molten lava, and thus; the planet is officially un-habitable.

It's surface temperatures are so high that the planet itself is very reflective and visible like a star. The relatively close vicinity to Osiris CG9B makes the conditions worse with intense amounts of radiation, further making it unhospitable to life. Destroyed mining colonies are found on the surface, hinting that it previously had valuable resources available.

Mathoria's intense gravitational pull makes it hard for any spacecraft to land on the surface, coupled with oceans of lava. Another thing to note is that majority of Spacecrafts except for members of the Galactic Republic tend to soften their components, due to the intense pressure on the planet.

## Trivia

### General

* Despite it's terrific nature, it was popular in the eyes of the EXM63 Galaxy, as many have used this planet as a "death penalty" to genocidal individuals, by using a Corvette-Class, unarmed BNH Basara; Using the spacecraft to remotely fly it onto the surface, and land in the oceans of lava.
* Mathoria is actually harder to get resources than Skagua V4MK, as the intense gravitational pull makes it hard for spacecrafts to land on the surface.
* Has no valuable minerals on the surface.
* The name derived from a Evalkan volcanologist named Pietro Mathoria. He was a brilliant volcanologist but his career met a humiliating end when he fell through the mouth of an active volcano.