Yar (Centauri II)

Yar is the second planet from the sun in the [Centauri system], United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located close to the inner boundary of Centauri's green zone, Yar's environment is hot and arid, and sparsely populated. The planet's most visible feature is a vast barren region known as the Red Desert. A variety of research and mining outposts were established on Yar after precious minerals were discovered there in the early 29th century; however, most were abandoned after the larger deposits were depleted in the early 2910s. A scattered population of Humans made up of remaining miners and their descendants remain on Yar.