Location: Milky Way / Local Cluster / Sol System / Seventh planet
Prerequisite: Level 20 (Mass Effect)
Description
After the development of mass effect FTL drive, distant Uranus was the target of a "land rush" to exploit its combination of plentiful helium-3 fuel and shallow (for a gas giant) gravity well. Today Uranus is the largest producer of He-3 in Alliance space.
Mineral Deposits
Initial Scanner Result: Depleted
| Mineral | Amount | Approximate Value |
|---|---|---|
| Palladium | Low | 3,800 |
| Platinum | Low | 4,700 |
| Iridium | Low | 2,400 |
| Element Zero | None | 0 |
Trivia
- The in-game information for Mass Effect incorrectly gives the orbital period of Uranus as 121.1 years; it is actually 84.3 years. This is corrected in Mass Effect 2.
- Sakharov Station is likely named for noted Soviet nuclear physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, a key figure in the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons program who, later in life, specialized in cosmology.
- In Mass Effect 2, when the player sends the first probe to the planet, EDI comments "Really, Commander?", and after the second launch, she sighs "Probing Uranus…" This is a reference to a schoolboy pun: "Uranus" bears a resemblance to the English phrase "your anus". In non-English versions of Mass Effect 2, this pun is lost in translation. At subsequent probe launches, EDI reverts back to her standard feedback: "Launching probe." or "Probe away."