RI-13

RI-13 is a medium sized asteroid overrun by vines, and cannot be contained.

Description

RI-13 is a 246 metre wide asteroid in the asteroid belt. Its surface is overrun by thick vines that are somehow surviving in the vacuum of space. The asteroid may be on a collision course with Earth, and if it does collide, Earth may be overrun too. The vines also seem to be fully aware of their surroundings, and numerous space probes have been lost to the constricting vines.

Containment

The asteroid is in the asteroid belt, past Mars, and so cannot be contained. The only thing that can be done is send probes.