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{{ImageInfoBox2|name=asteroid|file=tars_lamora_asteroid-pdg101.jpg|caption=[[Tars Lamora]] ({{PDG101}})}}
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Asteroids were small chunks of rock, too small to retain an [[atmosphere]], as their [[gravity]] simply wasn't strong enough to keep atmospheric gases close to their surfaces. Some asteroids were rich in minerals and resources, including precious metals.<ref name="STSL"/> [[Earth Outposts|Observation posts]] along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] were constructed on asteroids.<ref name="TOS09"/> [[The Diviner]] constructed a prison colony on the asteroid [[Tars Lamora]] to both conceal his true goal of finding the [[U.S.S. Protostar NX-76884|U.S.S. ''Protostar'' NX-76884]], as well as providing materials for trade, such as the rare mineral [[chimerium]],<ref name="PDG101"/> which could be used to generate [[cloaking device|cloaking]] fields.<ref name="PDG103"/>
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==Image Gallery==
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asteroid_field-tos03.jpg|Asteroid field ({{TOS04}})
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