M Fnord Wrote:Delta Pavonis System
Late September, 2013
“Okay, so. What do we know so far?”
“Well, it's roughly ten kilometers across, it's sitting at the Lagrange-1 point between Planet Four and it's innermost moon-”
“How's it doing that? L1's an unstable point to begin with, but in a multiple-moon system it shouldn't be able to hold there for very long.”
“That's a good point, and... we're not sure. Sensors aren't picking up any sort of thruster exhaust or gravitational anomaly.”
“It's still powered, right?”
“It has to be to hold that position. Also, thermal imaging shows it's warmer than background, and it's holding the same temperature against solar heating. That kind of thermal regulation has to have something active running it.”
“Do we have an estimate on age?”
“Nothing I'd dignify with the term ‘estimate.' The outer skin looks pretty weathered, so unless there's a huge dust problem in the inner system we haven't spotted yet I'd say it's been here for a long while. More than that, I need to know what that skin is made of.”
"Mal..."
"Yes, Sora?"
"Did we just find a Monolith?"
M Fnord Wrote:For the record, I'm claiming Delta Pavonis and Zeta 1 Reticuli.
So, I gather you aren't going to veto this idea for Season 2...
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Rob Kelk
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