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Description
(OVERVIEW)
Epsilon Prime (originally known as E’Ko-Le Tau) is a large exoplanet located in the Epsilon system in the Ariadne Arm of the Milky Way galaxy (or the Alkhari). Widely known by its descriptive colloquial name of the “Glass Flayer”, Epsilon Prime is widely known to astronomers and ultranet users for its distinctive weather system, which features violent, powerful sandstorms so hot they melt the predominant silicate particles of the planet’s surface into molten glass shards that rain sideways at an average speed of 9,000 km/h.

(DESCRIPTION)
Epsilon Prime is an exoplanet roughly 3/4 the size of Earth and featuring an atmosphere made of nitrogen and ammonia, giving the planet its distinctive blue hue. Epsilon Prime is a desert world, covered in a planet wide expanse of silica particles, mostly in the form of quartz. Epsilon Prime has no natural satellites in its present or past.

The planet’s nickname, the “Glass Flayer”, is derived from the planets’ incredibly powerful weather system, with frequent sandstorms forming on a weekly basis. These storms are unbelievably hot; the coldest sandstorm recorded on Epsilon Prime was only 1900 degrees Celsius whilst the hottest storm ever recorded was 5485 degrees Celsius back in 2188. The intense heat these storms create result in a chemical process which melts the silica and quartz into molten glass shards that are then accelerated, or “flayed”, by the intense wind system up to average speeds of 9,000km/h. The fastest sandstorm ever recorded maxed out at 14,000km/h.

(HISTORY)
Epsilon Prime has been widely documented throughout galactic history; the ancient Annunaki were the first to name this planet, calling it “E’Ko-Le Tau”, or “the great blue sea” after its distinctive ocean blue hue. By the time of the Galactic Alliance, the planet became widely known for its distinctive and dangerous weather system, which has been a source of both fascination and laughter within the galactic community. Jodameinal, a Zetan comedian, was the first to call the planet “the Glass Flayer” and the name has since been adopted wholeheartedly by the scientific community as its appropriate “common” name.

In 2200, an orbital observatory had been placed above the planet by the Terra Grande Corporation to continue to study the planets’ unique weather and atmospheric composition. The Mu have also stationed a dreadnaught-class spacecraft near Epsilon’s north pole, although the reasons for their presence have only raised alarms about their possible intentions with this planet.
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(PERSONAL THOUGHTS 💭)
Here’s a quick and simple planetary illustration depicting one of the major locations in my sci-fi project, the Fermi Paradox, Epsilon Prime (or the “Glass Flayer”). This planet, and it’s atmospheric features, were inspired by HD 189733 b, an exoplanet which also is believed to rain molten glass sideways.

My personal pet peeve with a lot of modern sci-fi narratives is that the planets in those stories are not really as interesting (or wacky) as the planets we keep on finding out in the real world. Like did you know there is a planet out there that is made of carbon but the surface pressure is so great it’s all been turned into diamonds? Like, you’d never see a planet like that in Star Wars or Mass Effect. And that’s partly the reason why I decided to do “the Fermi Paradox”; I wanted to create my own sci-fi universe based on the things I loved growing up and also base it on interesting science stuff that I’ve been obsessed with.

As for the actual illustration; it’s very, very simple and I think I made the cloud cover a bit too high but overall I think it turned out okay, maybe as I refine my techniques I can come back to this and fix it but for now, it suits the job of being the wacky planet that flings glass at a 1000 km/h.

Description
(OVERVIEW)
Epsilon Prime (originally known as E’Ko-Le Tau) is a large exoplanet located in the Epsilon system in the Ariadne Arm of the Milky Way galaxy (or the Alkhari). Widely known by its descriptive colloquial name of the “Glass Flayer”, Epsilon Prime is widely known to astronomers and ultranet users for its distinctive weather system, which features violent, powerful sandstorms so hot they melt the predominant silicate particles of the planet’s surface into molten glass shards that rain sideways at an average speed of 9,000 km/h.

(DESCRIPTION)
Epsilon Prime is an exoplanet roughly 3/4 the size of Earth and featuring an atmosphere made of nitrogen and ammonia, giving the planet its distinctive blue hue. Epsilon Prime is a desert world, covered in a planet wide expanse of silica particles, mostly in the form of quartz. Epsilon Prime has no natural satellites in its present or past.

The planet’s nickname, the “Glass Flayer”, is derived from the planets’ incredibly powerful weather system, with frequent sandstorms forming on a weekly basis. These storms are unbelievably hot; the coldest sandstorm recorded on Epsilon Prime was only 1900 degrees Celsius whilst the hottest storm ever recorded was 5485 degrees Celsius back in 2188. The intense heat these storms create result in a chemical process which melts the silica and quartz into molten glass shards that are then accelerated, or “flayed”, by the intense wind system up to average speeds of 9,000km/h. The fastest sandstorm ever recorded maxed out at 14,000km/h.

(HISTORY)
Epsilon Prime has been widely documented throughout galactic history; the ancient Annunaki were the first to name this planet, calling it “E’Ko-Le Tau”, or “the great blue sea” after its distinctive ocean blue hue. By the time of the Galactic Alliance, the planet became widely known for its distinctive and dangerous weather system, which has been a source of both fascination and laughter within the galactic community. Jodameinal, a Zetan comedian, was the first to call the planet “the Glass Flayer” and the name has since been adopted wholeheartedly by the scientific community as its appropriate “common” name.

In 2200, an orbital observatory had been placed above the planet by the Terra Grande Corporation to continue to study the planets’ unique weather and atmospheric composition. The Mu have also stationed a dreadnaught-class spacecraft near Epsilon’s north pole, although the reasons for their presence have only raised alarms about their possible intentions with this planet.
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(PERSONAL THOUGHTS 💭)
Here’s a quick and simple planetary illustration depicting one of the major locations in my sci-fi project, the Fermi Paradox, Epsilon Prime (or the “Glass Flayer”). This planet, and it’s atmospheric features, were inspired by HD 189733 b, an exoplanet which also is believed to rain molten glass sideways.

My personal pet peeve with a lot of modern sci-fi narratives is that the planets in those stories are not really as interesting (or wacky) as the planets we keep on finding out in the real world. Like did you know there is a planet out there that is made of carbon but the surface pressure is so great it’s all been turned into diamonds? Like, you’d never see a planet like that in Star Wars or Mass Effect. And that’s partly the reason why I decided to do “the Fermi Paradox”; I wanted to create my own sci-fi universe based on the things I loved growing up and also base it on interesting science stuff that I’ve been obsessed with.

As for the actual illustration; it’s very, very simple and I think I made the cloud cover a bit too high but overall I think it turned out okay, maybe as I refine my techniques I can come back to this and fix it but for now, it suits the job of being the wacky planet that flings glass at a 1000 km/h.