What took down the Aurora in Subnautica?

During a gravity slingshot maneuver around Planet 4546B, the Quarantine Enforcement Platform struck the Aurora with an energy pulse on the starboard (right) side, resulting in catastrophic hull failure and leading to it crash landing on the surface of the planet.
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What caused the Aurora to crash in Subnautica?

The Aurora was MASSIVE so when in space it was slow. The Aurora was there to build or fix a phasegate it needed to go faster so it did a slingshot manuver but the back of the aurora got to close to the planet so the gun shot it down and hence how we got stuck on 4546B.
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Who shot down the Aurora in Subnautica?

Quarantine measures include the activation of the Quarantine Enforcement Platform (massive atmospheric defense gun), which shot down the Aurora, Degasi, and Sunbeam, as well as a group of cyborg creatures known as "Warpers" who attempt to hunt down all Kharaa bearers.
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Why did the Aurora go down?

It's assumed that the massive gun on the quarentine enforcement platform took down the Aurora, as it did the Sunbeam. The blast from the alien facility on the mountain island. Once the Aurora traveled too close to planet 4546B, its quarantine was enforced and it was shot down.
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What is behind the Aurora in Subnautica?

The Crash Zone Trench is the area behind the Aurora, which the latter unearthed during its descent. It is divided into two sections: The shallow, western trench, and the deeper and wider eastern trench. The biome is extremely barren, only hosting one Fauna species and no Flora or Coral in the biome.
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Repairing the Aurora before it EXPLODES… What happens

Are there Reaper Leviathans near the Aurora?

The Reaper Leviathan used to be able to fly in the air due to a glitch. Like other fauna, it can be scanned once they are dead. The Reapers found around the Aurora are unable move beyond a certain range.
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What happens if you touch an Aurora?

Secondly, the aurora are essentially photon emissions from nitrogen and oxygen molecules, so you can't really touch it (as much as you can 'touch' a sunbeam). Even the gas that emits the photons is extremely tenuous.
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Does the aurora sink in Subnautica?

If you explore it while it's submerged, the sinking event will trigger once you obtain the resource. If you wait long enough, the ship will sink on it's own and you'll need to navigate down the massive hole created by it.
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Why was the aurora near 4546B?

The Aurora was trying to do a slingshot maneuver around 4546B, which would make the journey shorter, and they conveniently also had orders from the Mongolians unbeknownst to most of the crew to look for signs of the Degasi.
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Why was the Sunbeam shot down?

The Sunbeam had planned to land on the Mountain Island to rescue the player. However, before it can land, the Quarantine Enforcement Platform activates, weaponizing itself and shooting the Sunbeam down, as it did with the Aurora and the Degasi.
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Can the Sunbeam be saved?

You can technically save them if you wait to hear the radio messages until after disabling the gun or iirc by simply not being on the island in time where they'll say they can't make it through the debris field, but there's a lore article you can find in Below Zero that mentions the Aurora getting shot down and the ...
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Who survived the crash in Subnautica?

Following the Aurora's crash, its sole survivor, Ryley Robinson, finds the remnants of the Degasi crew, however failing to find any survivors. Also, he didn't find any remain of the Degasi itself; in a PDA, Marguerit says it didn't remain nothing of the ship, implying than they've salvaged every bit of it.
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Did anyone survive the Aurora Subnautica?

Of all crew members on board the Aurora, the only known survivor was Ryley Robinson, who later managed to escape the planet. Alterra later admitted the ship's loss and informed about the rescue of its "survivors", but censored any details about how the ship had crashed and why.
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What happens after the Aurora explodes?

The only things that change when Aurora explodes are that the ship opens to exploration and the radiation zone slowly expands (it exists before the explosion too).
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How many ships crashed on 4546B?

I've roughly counted three, the Mercury II, The Degasi and the Aurora. The times visited is a hard one, any body have some thoughts on these questions. Juat something I've been thinking about lately, concerning timelines.
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What happened to Degasi Subnautica?

At some point, while travelling over 4546B, the Degasi was shot down and crashed on the surface of the planet. Only three crew members of the Degasi survived the crash. These three were Paul Torgal, his son Bart Torgal, and Marguerit Maida, a hired mercenary.
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Can you get on the Aurora before it explodes?

You cannot enter the Aurora before it has blown up, only two access points are in the middle of the ship so without noclipping you cannot access them. It's "closed up" until it explodes. Lol, ok, until it explodes it has no doors, hadn't thought of that.
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How many Leviathans are by the Aurora?

There are 22 of them if I remember correctly and I only know the location of two of them. There is one at the rear of the Aurora and one to the right of the mountain gun. Best of luck. There's only one Lifepod near the Aurora, and you can reach it without alerting any Leviathans.
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Are all the prawn suit fragments in the Aurora?

While many smaller arm fragments (each counting 5% towards unlocking the blueprint) can be found among various wrecks, there aren't enough arm or suit fragments outside of the Aurora to fully unlock the blueprint. A 3D model can be found on Sketchfab.
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How rare is an aurora?

Fortunately, they occur frequently. "The northern lights are happening 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," said photographer Chad Blakely, owner of the northern lights tour company Lights Over Lapland. But that doesn't mean they're easy to spot; you need to be at the right place at the right time.
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What does aurora look like to the human eye?

As the Aurora gains strength, it may then become visible without the use of a camera. Or it may hide from view, drifting just below the stars and comets until sunrise. Even if Aurora is visible to the eye, it often appears without color, instead forming white pillars or silver veils above the northern horizon.
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Does the aurora cause the magnetic field?

The aurora is one manifestation of geomagnetic activity. The electrons that create the aurora also carry electric currents that are conducted through the ionized portion of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere). These currents generate perturbations or changes in the magnetic field at the surface of Earth.
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What is the deadliest Leviathan in Subnautica?

The Ghost Leviathan is highly dangerous even in its juvenile state. With a damage level of 84, this beast is one of the most dangerous in the game. They're the giants of predators, with only one being bigger, the Sea Dragon Leviathan.
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