Titania

CLASSIFICATION Planet

INTEL Known as the "forbidden planet," Titania is an inhospitable desert world notorious for its harsh and unpredictable weather. Frequent ionic storms have made direct exploration—and even remote observation—of the surface nearly impossible.

Easily identifiable by the dense clouds of red sand stirred up by its storms, Titania has earned itself a second sobriquet: "the red planet." Concentric rings composed of ice and rock encircle Titania, leading scientists to believe that it might have been struck by an asteroid in the distant past.

While satellite scans of the surface are mostly obscured by the thick, atmospheric dust clouds, they do provide occasional glimpses of elaborate ruins that seem to indicate Titania was once the home of a thriving civilization. Rare sightings of chitinous creatures have been rumored and dismissed, as the high wind speeds and lack of water undoubtedly render the surface too hostile to support organic life-forms of significant size or complexity.

ASSESSMENT Deadly planetary conditions make Titania ineligible for exploration or settlement—even Andross's forces have heretofore given it a wide berth. All personnel are to avoid traveling to this planet under any circumstances.