Icarus Cluster (Croshaw Cluster Alpha)

The Icarus cluster (Croshaw cluster alpha) is an [asteroid cluster](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/asteroid-cluster) that orbits the [system's](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZwNWg372-system) sun beyond the orbit of [Croshaw IV](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPDDZz2Lwm-croshaw-iv). Soon after [Humans](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Nwpnr6wa2-humans) began to colonize Croshaw in the late 2200s, independent miners established themselves in the cluster and began to harvest its resources. It remains one of the oldest active mining fields in the [United Empire of Earth (UEE)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth).