The Delbus Star System
Planets:
Delbus I (Class D planet)
Delbus II (Class K planet with habitable oxygen bubbles)
Delbus III (Class J gas giant)
The Delbus System is a small proto-binary star system in the Alpha Quadrant near the Romulan/Federation Neutral Zone. TheDelbus System has three planets, none of which are Class M. The first planet (Delbus I) is a Class D planet. Delbus I is a rocky brown planet with no atmosphere. The second planet (Delbus II) is a green Class K planet which has an extremely thick atmosphere and is unsuitable for human life except for certain naturally occurring habitable "pockets" that occur on the planets surface. Delbus II also has water which is contained within the planet's polar ice caps and springs which surface within the habitable "pockets." The third planet (Delbus III) is Class J planet, an orange gas giant with white a gray swirls indicating massive atmospheric storms.
The red star of the Delbus system is prone to solar hurricanes and solar flares on a regular basis.
Delbus II is the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life, and those capabilities are extremely limited. A few hundred oxygen pockets exist within the thick green atmosphere of Delbus II. Under the surface of Delbus II course two major veins one is water the other is liquid oxygen. These two substances bubble up at springs on the planet surface. The liquid oxygen springs give off oxygen gas which creates a bubble in the planet's thick atmosphere stray oxygen atoms also bond with carbon on the edge of the bubble which creates carbon-dioxide.
The bubbles are home to lush tropical-like vegetation. The bubbles are extremely warm due to the hot water springs which always surface near the oxygen springs. These virtual "islands" that exist on Delbus II are extremely beautiful and tranquil by all human standards.
First discovered on a survey mission and thought to be anomalies the oxygen pockets were later explored when a high powered transporter beam was used to transport a small away team into one of the oxygen pockets. Tests proved the atmosphere within the bubble to be almost a perfect mix for human habitation. The hot water springs were shown to extremely mineral rich. The liquid oxygen springs were shown to at a level which can be handled by human lungs.
Thick grass, moss, bushes, and some trees fill the pockets. Aesthetically speaking, the green outer atmosphere causes the sky in the pocket to appear just as green. No non-plantforms are known to exist on Delbus II.
These oxygen pockets have been used, on occasion, for shore leave by passing starships. Submerging in the pools of liquid oxygen at the surface of the oxygen springs has been shown to be quite good for humanoids. The mineral rich water hot springs are also good for humanoids, soaking in them promotes good health. The general beauty and tranquility of the pockets is also a major reason why many humanoids find visiting these pockets to be so relaxing and refreshing.
Due to its proximity to Romulan territory extended stay in the Delos System must be approved by Starfleet Command.
