Phobos (Moon)
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This article is about the moon of Mars; for the planet, see Phobos. |
| Map | Basic Data | Lunar Image | |
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Name: | Phobos | 
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| Segmentum: | Segmentum Solar | ||
| Sector: | Sector Solar | ||
| Subsector: | Subsector Sol | ||
| System: | Sol System | ||
| Primary: | Mars | ||
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| Affiliation: | Imperium | ||
| Class: | Fortress World | ||
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Phobos is one of two moons of Mars, capital of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
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Overview
Phobos is a gun-studded world, used as an orbital fortress which protects the Red Planet.[1] At the time of the Great Crusade it contained vaults of ancient and sometimes forbidden technology acquired by the Mechanicum which could only be unsealed by order of the Fabricator-General.[3a]
History
During the Schism of Mars in the Horus Heresy, the moon's vaults were raided by loyalist Skitarii to prevent the relics within from falling into traitor hands.[3a] Later during the Siege of Terra, a coalition of surviving Loyalist Skitarii Conclaves launched a suicidal attack on the moon. Coming into combat with tech-horrors unleashed by Kelbor-Hal's Dark Mechanicum, the loyalists nonetheless were able to cleanse the moon as the Traitors were distracted from the war on Terra.[3b]
During the War of the Beast in M32, Fabricator-General Kubik experimented with Ork teleportation technology by teleporting Phobos from one side of Mars' orbit to the other.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition) — Temples of the Omnissiah
- 2: The Hunt for Vulkan (Novel), Chapters 2-3
- 3: Journal Tactica: Skitarii:
