Quaoar



Quaoar

"Quaoar" redirects here. For the Tongva god, see Quaoar (mythology).

50000 Quaoar ("Kwawar") is a rocky planetoid in the Kuiper belt with one known moon. It is  a dwarf planet.

Physical characteristics
 * Dimensions 1110±5 km (occultation)[7]
 * 1074±38 km[8]
 * 844+207
 * −190 km (thermal)[9]
 * Mass
 * (1.4±0.1)×1021 kg[10]
 * 0.12 Eris masses[11]

Fiftythousand Quaoar had been visited by probes even before the Ascent

The rocky planetoid was overlooked at first, during the first decades of the Earth - Sol Expansion which was part of the Second Exodus.

The planetoid was surveyed by a United Earth expedition to detail map the Kuiper Belt in  2155 and  declared "Open". The Utah Asteroid Mining Corporation

(Part of the Mormon Business Co op ) established a mineral survey station and then egun mining of valuable rare earths, metals and other minerals.

While the planetoid is officially still listed as 50000 Quaoar it is now only known as Mormon Rock

Today the main settlment Dusty Town is still the only settlement and mining  is still a source of income. However the Mormons have long left and the place is known   as a Kuiper Belt watering hole for Roid Miners and is one of the roughest places in the Sol System.

Union Police is called frequently to break up bar fights or investigate the occational stabbing. Many attempts to pacify the rock have failed because its

rough character is also a draw for this special kind of clientele.

It is said that you can make great deals in the bars and taverns of Dusty Town and hire or be hired for dubious adventures.