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The artifact is a squat cylinder that is roughly the size of a tire or suitcase. It has Braille-like triangles, lines, and dots set in the metal in an ordered, non-repeating pattern running around the rim like a tire tread. On the top center is a raised square approximately the size of a [[Human]] palm. Some of the artifact is made of [[Osmium]] while the rest of the material was unidentifiable by the crew of ''Apocalypso'' but it is known to be denser than Osmium.<ref name="phase">[[Phase 3 Memories]]</ref>

Prior to its activation, it was letting off very faint, but complex, magnetic fields.<ref name="phase"/> After its activation, it let out one massive [[Electromagnetic Pulse|EMP]] that was strong enough to temporarily knock out all the communications equipment within the [[Solar System]] for [[seven]] seconds before changing into a series of oscillating pulses that grew steadily weaker. It was speculated to be a countdown controlling the [[Halos]]. After deactivation it let out one more massive pulse before quieting.