Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub. 14

We explored more of this subsection than originally planned: it was surprising to find so many uninhabited planets so close to Spaceport-planet. Or maybe not: nobody wants the campsite next to the bathroom.

3 days’ travel from Spaceport, we found a small, habitable planet. By small I mean tiny, approaching Little Prince status.

We sent down a…small team. If they have not explored the entire planet by the time we return, I will be surprised.
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Explorer Log Planet 7-14-2

Landmasses here are small, reasonably: the planet is small. By all rights, it shouldn’t have a breathable atmosphere, but it does & we’ll take that.

We landed on a continent that is ~20 sq. mi. in a rough comma shape & in five days have explored much of it. It’s separated at the tip-by a channel we can almost jump across-to another landmass of similar size. There’s even a lake ~ 1 acre large.

I keep expecting to discover this is a prank.

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Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 17

This planet looks so much like Earth from a distance that I checked all our readings 3 times.

Indeed, it is inhabited-the continent we had to keep resisting calling Africa shows signs of dense population & industry, as does all of the southern hemisphere.

We caught a few video transmissions, & they seem remarkably humanoid, although with little-to-no cold tolerance.

We sent 3 polite greeting probes & took more photos than strictly necessary.
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Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 17

On the far side of Sub17 we found a smallish planet teeming with life and sparkling with silver speckles.

The mountains, the water, even the animals seemed to glitter, and much of the plant life is a gilvery-drey.

There were more animals on this planet than we had ever seen in one place, but no signs of civilization.

We sent down a team with a well-armored settlement pod. Some of those animals were definitely carnivores.

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Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 18

This planet is larger than Earth but not amazingly so & dryer than Earth but not horribly so.

What is really notable is how FLAT it is, w/ only a small amount of variation between the high & low spots, & how QUIET it is. There is little axial tilt, but enough to make it homelike; the tides ride far up on the beaches.

There is civilization here, tho’ they appear to live in low buildings made mostly of wood. Stone & metal appear in short supply.

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Star Log, Sec. 7, Sub 18

We were uncertain at 1st glance if this planet could sustain life. Its land masses are almost all at its poles with only a scattering of small islands like a crooked dotted line between them. But the southern continent-almost as large as Africa, if rounder-has greenery & what appears to be some sort of animal life.

We were reluctant to send down a team, but w/ readings that good, it was hard to resist. A small colony might be very happy here.

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