Geology & Surface Organics

The Geology & Surface Organics department’s primary focus is to catalogue lifeforms and plantlife keeping an open mind to how and where they develop and to record and study geological formations found naturally on other worlds. By careful measurement and study we advance further in understanding our natural universe.

For a chronological view of events and discoveries, visit the Canonn Timeline in the Lore pages.

Will you take the Canonn Challenge?

30th August 2020

Here at Canonn Interstellar we just love to catalog things. We now have a huge catalog of Biology and Notable Stellar Phenomena. You can access our data from the following locations. Data Type Canonn API Canonn API documentation Surface Biology Google Sheets Lagrange Cloud Google Sheets Guardian Google Sheets Thargoid Google Sheets codex.json.gz Dump of…

Amphora Plant

9th September 2019

factabulous

Biologic, Surface Site

These are relatively rare organics (see in-game Codex for locations), and they will appear on the Navigation panel as Biological signals. There appears to be only a single classification. They spawn the usual range of raw materials, shoot them to retrieve. Scan them with the ship or SRV Composition Scanner to record them in your…

Crystalline Shards

31st December 2018

factabulous

Biologic, lifeform, Surface Site

These structures are created by colonies of micro-organisms and are found in several sectors. including Sanguineous Rim and The Abyss, mostly around the outer edge of the galaxy (see in-game Codex for locations). There appears to be only a single classification of crystalline shards. They spawn the usual range of raw materials, though they seem…

Alien Tubeworms Hunt

7th April 2018

Canonn Research

lifeform, Surface Site, tubeworm

UPDATE! The hunt is over! With the advent of the galactic Codex CMDRs found tubeworms near the galactic core. These can be found in the in-game Codex classified as Sinuous Tubers in several areas around the Galactic Core sector. Commanders Syleo and Maligno often found wreckage and degraded emissions on their travels. Recently while sorting…

Galactic Geologist Special Edition – Precambrian

20th March 2018

Timsk

CMDR Madraptor and MWSOG bring you a special edition of Galactic Geologist magazine – Precambrian, a collection of geology from before beyond.

This special edition of Galactic Geologist is dedicated to the early discoveries and early discoverers and within these pages you will find a stunning collection of the Geysers, Fumaroles and Lava Spouts that they have catalogued. Please join CMDR Madraptor in thanking all those who choose to explore the unknown universe and aim to further our knowledge of it and the places we live.

Galactic Geologist – Issue 1

16th January 2018

Canonn Research

Fumerole, Geyser

CMDR Madraptor brings you the first edition of Galactic Geologist magazine. Galactic Geologist will bring you up-to-date news of the latest discoveries around the subjects of Organics and Geology within the galaxy. Featured in this issue are an FAQ on Geysers, Fumeroles and Organics; Top 5 Geysers and Top 5 Fumeroles.

UA and Barnacle Firefly Interaction

22nd July 2017

Canonn Research

Barnacle, Firefly, Unknown Artefact

Unknown Artefacts and Barnacles have small firefly looking whisps of blue/green lights flying around them. What these fireflies actually are, have yet to be discovered and there are many theories about their origin and usefulness. However the link between the two objects to have a common starting point is a most common theory only boosted by the recent discovery of the large Unknown Structures and the confirmed reports of Thargoids.

Barnacle Research Notes

4th July 2017

Starbeaver

Barnacle

Cmdr Locastan contributed this paper regarding Barnacles. Barnacle Research Paper

Guardians Trees (Brain Trees)

1st July 2017

Starbeaver

Guardians Trees or Brain Trees Mainly found in Ejecta Craters around Guardians Ruins areas. They are found on any type of world as long as the world has some form of Volcanism. Ejecta Craters can be recognised from orbital cruise. You usually see lines coming off of the crater, though sometimes these can be hard…

Cmdr Panpiper – A Brief History of Brain Trees

28th June 2017

Canonn Research

brain-trees, Guardians

Cmdr Panpiper (known amongst Canonneers as “the Barnacle Whisperer”) presents this fascinating insight into these intriguing life-forms commonly referred to as Brain Trees. They can be found on rocky, rocky/ice and ice worlds with ejecta craters also exhibiting volcanism (any type) with a temperature range of 200k to 470k. These always appear in craters near guardian ruins.…