I’ve decided to leave my log excerpts in “raw” form this time for Beta Mira.
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Captain's Log - Feb 4, 2156 - Beta Mira
We have just arrived on the outskirts of the Beta Mira System, a small blue star with just 2 planets in orbit, both of which are in the cool zone:
Planet 1 - Orange Gas Giant
Planet 2 - Medium Green
We will set course for the 2nd planet. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 5, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 2
We have just entered orbit of a Primordial World with a thick atmosphere (2.02 atm), but its far orbit (8.32 a.u.) has resulted in a low temperature (-129
° C), plus it has class 3 weather, class 8 tectonics, 5 commons and 1 base metal, so we'll be moving on.
We have set course for the 1st planet. Captain out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 5, 2156 - Beta Mira, Near Planet 1
As we approached the 1st planet, SRS reveal it has 4 moons: 1 Cyan, 1 Yellow and 2 Green, in that order.
We have added an exploration path: m3-m2-m4-P-m1
We will set course for the 3rd moon. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 6, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 1, Moon 3
We have just entered orbit of a Quasi-Degenerate World with no atmosphere (-111
° C), class 4 tectonics, and 3 exotic minerals!
We will dispatch the Lander to the surface. Captain out.
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Captain's Log - Supplemental:
We found 38 units of degenerate matter on the surface.
We have set course for the 2nd moon. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 6, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 1, Moon 2
We have just entered orbit of a Lanthanide World with no atmosphere (-111
° C), class 7 tectonics, and 17 lanthanoid deposits.
We will dispatch the Lander to the surface. Captain out.
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Captain's Log - Supplemental:
176 units of rare earth elements? Is that all? I think I got spoiled by Zeeman!
We have set course for the 4th moon. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 6, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 1, Moon 4
We have just entered orbit of a Green World with a 2.18 atmosphere, a temperature of -111
° C, class 3 weather, class 5 tectonics, 4 deposits of lanthanides, and 15 biological lifeforms!
We will send down the Lander. Captain out.
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Captain's Log - Supplemental:
It took just 2 trips for us the gather the 157 units of rare earths, including neodymium and praseodymium, as well as 5 "pineapple trees" (see Alpha Saurus II) and 10 of the round orangish lifeforms with long, white cilia (see Alpha Wolf IVa) for a total of 90 units of bio-data.
We will set course for the planet. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 6, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 1
We have just entered orbit of an Orange Gas Giant with a temperature of -111
° C, and there's nothing unusual about it, so we'll be moving on.
We have set course for the 1st moon. Captain out.
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Captain's Log - Feb 6, 2156 - Beta Mira, Planet 1, Moon 1
We have just entered orbit of an Opalescent World with no atmosphere, class tectonics, 8 common minerals, 1 noble gas and 2 rare earths.
I find it a bit peculiar that every moon (including this one) of the innermost planet, along with the gas giant itself, registered a temperature of exactly -111
° C regardless of atmosphere (or the lack thereof), weather, mass, radius or tilt. It is a curiosity that will have to remain a mystery.
We will dispatch the Lander to the surface. Zelnick out.
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Captain's Log - Supplemental:
We gathered 6 units of samarium, 7 units of argon, and 38 units of common elements, including arsenic and silicon.
We will set course for Alpha Cerenkov. Since we are probably approaching VUX territory, we are now going to Yellow Alert. Captain out.
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