Dr. Eric Hale was a chemist and astronaut who flew for NASA in the Lazarus missions.The planet he visited was a purple foggy world orbiting the Pantagruel-Gargantua system which the planet was named after him.
History
Dr. Hale's Portrait
Hale's Planet
Not very much is known about Dr. Hale though we estimate his planet is between Miller's planet and Mann's planet. Eric found minerals in brown stone; he also discovered that the atmosphere is dense and full of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and nitrogen he also found out the atmosphere is constantly filled with purple haze. Hale and his unnamed robot companion attempted to collect data on the suitability of the planet for human life before finally determining that the planet was not habitable. He therefore sent the thumbs-down signal. After 6 years, he was killed in a toxic storm.