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'''Skopios''' was a large asteroid in inter-system space, close to the planet [[Elysia]].{{Fn|1}} Although it possessed a thin but breathable atmosphere,{{Fn|2}} Skopios had no native life. It was, however, home to an [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Research Station]] carrying out dangerous experiments and analysing potentially hazardous discoveries. During the [[Skopios Incident]] in 873.[[M38]], Skopios was destroyed by the [[Imperial Navy]] and a large area surrounding its remains was [[Quarantined World|quarantined]] for at least three hundred years.{{Fn|1}}
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{{Planets
|Planetary Image Px = 100
|Name = Skopios
|Segmentum = [[UltimaSegmentum]] {{Fn|Note 1}}
|Sector = Unknown
|Subsector = Unknown
|System = ''None'' {{Fn|1}}
|Population = Unknown
|Affiliation = [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] {{Fn|1}}
|Class = Destroyed<br>'', formerly [[Research Station]]'' {{Fn|1}}
|Tithe Grade = Unknown
}}
'''Skopios''' was a large asteroid in inter-system space, close to the planet [[Elysia]].{{Fn|1}} Although it possessed a thin but breathable atmosphere,{{Fn|2}} Skopios had no native life. It was, however, home to an [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Research Station]] carrying out dangerous experiments and analysing potentially hazardous discoveries. During the [[Skopios Incident]] in 873.[[M38]], Skopios was destroyed by the [[Imperial Navy]] and a large area surrounding its remains was [[Quarantined World|quarantined]] for at least three hundred years.{{Fn|1}}
==Notes==
*{{Endn|Note 1}}: Skopios is described as being a week's journey away from [[Elysia]] by [[warp travel]].{{Fn|1}} Elysia is in the [[Ultima Segmentum]].{{Fn|3}}
== See also Related Articles==
*[[Planets (List)]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20030222162450/http://www.armageddon3.com/English/Campaign/Troops/elysian_drop.html Third War for Armageddon website] ''(accessed 11 April 2013)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 271 (UK)]], pg.73*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg.26
[[Category:Dead Worlds]]
