planet with index 02 at -1527472, 1334960, -4712388
SMALL, SOLID, DUSTY... GENERALLY GREEN IN COLOUR. HIGHLY REFLECTIVE, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL PITCH BLACK SPOTS AMONG THE GLARE. I COULDN'T NOTICE ANY CRATERS, OR ANY STANDING OUT SURFACE FEATURES, FOR THIS MATTER. IT LOOKS RUGGED, MAYBE MOUNTAINOUS, OR MAYBE SIMPLY DESTROYED BY A SERIES OF CATACLYSMS. 111.36: I DECIDED TO LAND AT ONE OF THOSE DARK SPOTS, AND YES, IT REALLY WAS DARK. BEFORE LANDING, I ALSO SPOTTED A FAIRLY LARGE CRATER ON THE NIGHT SIDE. ON THE SURFACE, HOWEVER, I WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY TERRAIN FEATURES OTHER THAN SOMEWHAT FLAT 'HILLS'. 112.60: CONSIDERABLY BRIGHTER, AND ALSO MORE REWARDING. THE SECTOR WAS DOMINATED BY A GIANT, SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR CRATER, THE OPPOSITE SLOPE OF WHICH GLOWED STRONGLY IN THE SUNLIGHT. CLOSE TO MY LANDING LOCATION WAS A LARGE AND DEEP CHASM, WHICH I APPROACHED. ONE OF ITS WALLS WAS SMOOTH AND VERY REFLECTIVE. 91.8: I EXPECTED A TREMENDOUSLY BRIGHT PLACE, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE SIMPLY GREY. GREY AND, MIGHT I ADD, FLAT. THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING OF NOTICEABLE SIZE IN SIGHT, MAYBE IN THE WHOLE SECTOR. 105.66: I TOOK MY LAST CHANCE AND IT WAS A GOOD DECISION. THIS AREA, WHILE PLEASING ONE'S EYES WITH DARK GREEN COLOUR, SPORTS TWO INTERESTING CHASMS, BOTH READILY VISIBLE DURING THE DESCENT. I QUICKLY REACHED THE CLOSER ONE AND IT WAS NO USUAL HOLE IN THE GROUND, BUT RATHER A FLAT PIECE OF LAND BETWEEN TWO SOMEWHAT LARGE SLOPES. I'M GLAD THAT I DIDN'T IGNORE THIS PLANET, LIKE I OFTEN USED TO DO IN THE PAST. SERPENS, 6011 787.616