Terra system: the Empire’s second capital, and its dreams of the future

Terra is the only system in the Empire named after its capital planet rather than its star. Ever more influential since its discovery, it even tried to keep a progressive stance under the Messers. That perseverance has made it a centre of power almost on a par with Earth.

🪪 The system at a glance

🪐 Its worlds, from the star outwards

Terra I · Aero (mesoplanet)

Aero, a mesoplanet rich in minerals, but too harsh to mine easily.

Its moons:

• Petram (Terra 1a): Petram, a small carbonaceous asteroid captured by Aero.
• Petrus (Terra 1b): Petrus, an irregular moon on an inclined orbit.

Terra II · Pike (rocky planet)

Pike, airless, covered in thousands of mines running almost nonstop to supply the system.
👥 inhabited

Its moon:

• Toja (Terra 2a): Toja, whose far side is heavily scarred by impacts.

Terra III · Terra (super-Earth)

Terra, a natural oxygen-rich Earth, named after humanity’s birthplace. Now one of the Empire’s jewels, it is home to the Transitionalist movement, which sees it as the UEE’s future capital.
👥 inhabited

Its moon:

• Eda (Terra 3a): Eda, as massive as our Moon, but so close to Terra that it causes stronger tides than on Earth.

Terra IV · Gen (super-Earth)

Gen, a terraformed super-Earth on the edge of the habitable zone: less famous than Terra, but a political and military hub coordinating the region’s diplomacy and deployments.
👥 inhabited

☄️ Belts, clusters and stations

• Marisol Belt (asteroid belt): The Marisol Belt, on the system’s outer reaches, not yet depleted.
• Henge Cluster (asteroid cluster): The Henge Cluster, rich in materials, almost entirely claimed by major mining outfits.
• INS Reilly (space station): A space station.
• IAS Hammett (space station): A space station.
• ICS Evolen (space station): A space station.

🧭 Jump points to

Hadrian · Tayac · Goss · Magnus · Pyro · Stanton · Taranis

📚 Every system and its worlds (contents)

Official data: Roberts Space Industries Starmap (checked 19 October 2026), text rewritten by Beacon Mag. Orbital map: Beacon Mag, based on that data (planets in their real order around the star, spaced out for readability). Star Citizen® is a registered trademark of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC.