Kepler-62
This system is charted after the Orion War, and what's found here is critical to the Artifact Era.
Lemuria (Kepler-62e)
The single most important world of the Artifact Era. Lemuria (previously called Kepler-62e) is a large, hot planet. Its surface is covered in rainforests (distinctive for the thick-trunked trees, thanks to the high gravity), and it is harsh to most life - too hot for humans, too heavy for species of most other worlds to survive without augmentation. However, the treasures contained within make it worth suiting up and diving in.
Advanced, ancient alien devices have been known to exist, the most prominent being the BTD manufacturing device possessed by the Bactarans. Lemuria is the first place in the Orion Arm which contains many such artifacts, all buried in ruins and underground, in caverns and catacombs where the temperature is more tolerable (TMP 3). It is suspected that whatever ancient civilization created these artifacts lived underground on Lemuria, and that this is how so many devices survived whatever calamity befell the ancient colonies on other worlds.
Artifact hunters seeking these treasures will have to combat the perils of an overgrown wilderness, structures that lost stability eons ago, and most importantly, other hunters seeking the same thing.
TMP 4 ATM 3 RAD 2 GRV 6
Kumari
While Lemuria is inhospitable to Bactarans (unless wearing a G-suit), its moon Kumari is quite comfortable to them. As the artifact hunts heat up, the House of Punohmah realizes that Bactarans will be at a disadvantage on the planet itself; instead, they establish a colony and military base on the near side of the moon, hoping to buy time and provide a base of operations for the hunt. The House of Punohmah declares ownership of the region, and announces that the base will launch interceptor craft and fire upon any other vessels approaching the planet.
TMP ☼ 5 ☽ 3 ATM 1 RAD ☼ 3 ☽ 1 GRV 2
Kepler-62b
Hot rock.
TMP ☼ 6 ☽ 2 ATM 0 RAD ☼ 6 ☽ 1 GRV 4
Kepler-62c
Slightly smaller hot rock.
TMP ☼ 5 ☽ 1 ATM 0 RAD ☼ 6 ☽ 1 GRV 2
Kepler-62d
This world is a desert of scalding, deadly heat. Its crushing gravity and thick, Venus-like atmosphere make it difficult to approach.
TMP ☼ 6 ☽ 5 ATM 4 RAD ☼ 4 ☽ 2 GRV 7
Kepler-62f
This planet's thick CO2 atmosphere is crushing, making settlement difficult to impossible. It has been little explored since the
TMP 3 ATM 7 RAD 0 GRV 5
Kepler-62f II
This moon is mostly used for gravity assists getting in and out of the 62f planetary system; however, it is rich in several valuable minerals, making it a prime mining target.
TMP ☼ 3 ☽ 2 ATM 0 RAD ☼ 3 ☽ 2 GRV 2
Kepler-62f III
This moon is habitable, and even hosts some primordial plant and animal life, but the chaos of the artifact hunts prevents any significant colonization effort during the era.
TMP 2 ATM 2 RAD 2 GRV 3
Kepler-62f IV
Though this moon contains an atmosphere, it is not a useful one. No organic molecules are found here, nor any significant amount of oxygen. There are a few useful minerals in the crust, but as with 62f-3, the chaos of the hunts prevents any serious mining operations from taking hold here.
TMP ☼ 2 ☽ 1 ATM 1 RAD ☼ 2 ☽ 0 GRV 3