On the Subject of Planet X

In January 2016, Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown published their “Planet Nine” hypothesis, using a computer model to show that a distant planet could explain the unique orbits of observable objects in the solar system.

• Submit the sector that contains Planet X to disarm the module.

The solar system is comprised of 12 sectors, a sun in the middle with the sectors going around it like a clock. Each sector can only hold 1 object. The table below will show you each type of object that can show up in a sector, how many of them are in the solar system, as well as the rules that each object follows:

Comet = 2 Total	Asteroid = 4 Total
Each comet is located in one of these particular sectors: 2 3 5 7 11	Each asteroid is adjacent to at least one other asteroid.
Gas Cloud = 2 Total	Truly Empty Sectors = 2 Total
Each gas cloud is adjacent to at least one truly empty sector.
Dwarf Planet = 1 Total	Planet X = 1 Total
No dwarf planet is adjacent to Planet X.	Planet X is not adjacent to a dwarf planet
Appears Empty = 3 Total
It might be a truly empty sector or it might contain Planet X.

You can cycle through the sectors using the up/down arrow buttons in the top right. Some of the sectors can give you some information about what is/isn’t contained in it via the screen to right. An object type with an X through it means that it doesn’t contain that object type.

The bottom part of the module will display notes which you can cycle them using the arrows at the bottom. Each of the screens are labeled with the letter above it. Use the letter on screen A to determine the note type:

Type [A]	Format	Clarification
A	[Z] [B] is adjacent to a [C]	An object is said to be “adjacent to” another object, that means it is located one sector clockwise or counter clockwise of the sector containing the other object.
B	All [B] are in a band of [Z] sectors	A band is an unbroken group of consecutive sectors. When objects are said to be “in a band” of a certain size or less, it means the number of consecutive sectors that contains them is that number or fewer.
O	[Z] [B] is directly opposite to a [C]	Each sector has one sector that is directly opposite it, the one sector halfway around the solar system or 180° away from it.
S	Sectors [B] - [C] contains [Z] [D]	Start at the [B]th sector, go clockwise until you reach the [C]th sector. All the sectors, including the ones you start and end at, are the sectors that are counted in the sum for a specific object type.
W	[Z] [B] is within [D] sectors of a [C]	An object is said to be “within N sectors” of another object, that means it could be in any of the sectors up to that number of sectors away from the other object.

[Z] is created by using [E] and [F] in the following table:

Type [E]	Format
L	At least [F]
E	Exactly [F]
F	[F] or fewer

Even though it is possible to solve the puzzle with all the information given to you, the KTaNE space program gives you a tool to help you solve the puzzle without trial-and-error. The reveal sector button will reveal the object type at the currently displayed sector. The screen to the right will update to give you what is located at that sector. However, you can only use this feature 4 times so use it wisely!

Solar System Layout