The Robert Crater Archeology Institute is a Federation outpost located on the planet M-113.
History and specifics[]
Outpost staff study the races and cultures of M-113, particularly its extinct humanoid civilization and the M-113 creature or "salt vampire". The facility is named after Archeologist Robert Crater and was built on the planet's West Plateau somewhat near Crater's original research site, equidistant from three of the planet's four remaining salt-water seas. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
It was established as a permanent outpost. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
History[]
The facility would have been constructed after Robert Crater's initial archeological expedition in the 2260s decade and a second expedition to the planet from Vulcan led by T'Sera prior to the year 2329. (TOS episode: "The Man Trap", TOS novel: Vulcan's Heart)