An enormous facility the size of a small mountain, used in the process of terraforming a planet with unwanted chemicals (sulphuric
An early Atmosphere Condenser on Wilke's Star
acid, methane,hydrogen, etc.) in its atmosphere. Atmosphere Condensers consist of a massive fusion reactor and a set of chemical catalyzers, electrostatic precipitators, and osmotic membranes which harvest chemical compounds out of the air. Atmosphere Condsensers were first tested on the planet Wilke's Star, and later used more successfully on planets such as Hadley.
Inside a condenser under construction on Hadley
Behind the Scenes[]
The term itself comes from the movie Aliens.