Saturn



Saturn is a planet within the Terran Solar System, located at coordinates 2,8,5. In Ultima II it is possible to visit Saturn using a rocket ship which can be acquired in the year 2112 A.D., from the post-apocalyptic Soviet settlement of Pirates Harbour.

Description
The Saturnian surface of Minax's twenty-second century was a far cry from the the Jovian gas giant known to the astronomers of the contemporary late twentieth. Instead of being the world of clouds and rings envisioned by the scientific consensus of today, this Saturn was host to oceans and continents, with a distinct geological pattern of circular protrusions and islands embellishing its landscape.



In spite of these radical changes in terrain, Saturn offered no evidence of intelligent life, and the only Saturnians the Stranger was able to encounter were trees, grasses and swamp plants. It is unknown if Saturn returned to its gaseous state following the death of Minax and the realignment of the time stream, although it seems likely, given a lack of evidence to the contrary