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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Explorer Log Planet 7-14-2
Planetary Date 26

We’ve been here nearly a month and I am fairly sure nothing is a joke.

We’ve been mapping this as seriously as if we think it will take us our entire tenure, and we continue to find interesting anomalies.

There was the chain of volcanoes, for instance.

Or the tiger-like creature that came up to our knees but was very sharp & had not one but two rows of teeth.

It might be a tiny planet, but it’s still trying to kill us.

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Explorer Log Planet 7-14-2
Planetary Date 92

The short days and nights on this planet are a little distressing, but it is to be expected on a planet this small.

We have cataloged no fewer than 100 species of animal and 50 plants, although many of them are variations on themes.

The pocket tiger has a cousin, a pocket wolf. This one is even more violent, albeit smaller.

And did I mention the hawks?

(~1/2)
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