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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
|Map = Galaxy_map_ultimasegmentum.jpg
|Name = Skopios
|Segmentum = [[Ultima Segmentum]] {{Fn|Note 1}}
|Sector = Unknown |Subsector = Unknown
|System = None {{Fn|1}}
|Population = Unknown
|Affiliation = [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] {{Fn|1}}
|Class = Destroyed, formerly [[Research Station]] {{Fn|1}}
|Tithe Grade = Unknown
}}
'''Skopios''' was a large [[asteroid]] in inter-[[system]] space, close to the planet [[Elysia]].{{Fn|1}}
===Trivia==={{Trivia}}====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}}
==Related Articles=Sources=*[[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] ''(Saved archive page, dated 22 February 2003, last accessed 2 April 2026, archived from [http://www.armageddon3.com/English/Campaign/Troops/elysian_drop.html| the original link]22 February 2003, last accessed 02 April 2026)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 271 (UK)]], pg. 73
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 26
