Gea (Planet)

Gea is a planet in the the Ross 872 system. The planet, initially called New Britain is the only M-class planet in the system, and was originally barely habitable, and thus had to be terraformed.

The United Kingdom announced their claim on the world to the United Nations, in 2390, sending a detachment of Royal Marines to accompany the expedition, under the care of the Gordon Astronomical Society, in order to plant the flag on the planet, and confirm His Majesty's claim. The ship Bristol departed Sol the 18th of June, 2392. Within four years, the Bristol had transmitted good news to the British Government, that the planet was indeed habitable and quite pleasant in way of temperature, but, unfortunately, had lower oxygen percentages, and stronger gravity than thought (1.2 of Earth). The planet featured no visible wildlife, tall vegetation, or geological resources, and scarce water were also major problems, and the only oxygen produced on the planet came from underwater life, and grasslands. The skies were pastel green, the land either arid, or grassy, and the seas, similar in color, salinous.

With the discovery of strong geothermal activities, the planet began to be terraformed continuously until it was declared safe for human habitation. Millions of colonists have thence flocked to the world. Its heavy gravity being the only remaining factor that prevents near-normal human habitation, the population of New Britain adopted the name Gea, as a remainder of the Gea Thermal Company.