Magallanica

The Magallanica is a space colony builder structure that appears in the novel Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

Technology
Also called "The snail", The Magallanica colony builder structure was attached to the tip of the Rokuro, whose overall length was 6500 meters with a diameter of 1600 meters. The rear of the structure is equipped with a nuclear pulse engine, and self-navigation is possible. The Rokuro is a colony builder unit, It’s length is just under 10 kilometers and is shaped like a teacup and a pencil cap. Its role is to build the inner and outer walls of the colony simultaneously. The colony is constructed while the unit slides backwards where it is then separated upon completion. The entrance at the tip is where materials are brought in and constructed. The crew quarters are also located here. The Vist Foundation’s extravagant mansion is located in the Magallanica’s residential district, and is the home of Cardeas Vist.

History
In UC 0096, while docked at the manufacturing colony Industrial 7, the Magallanica was the location where the Laplace box transaction took place.

Trivia

 * Magallanica or Magellanica translates into "the land of Magellan".
 * Rokuro is the Japanese word for a potter’s wheel.