EPOC 6011:962.715 - P0012_P1_0005,3

P0012_P1_0005 (2861861;4944696;-1946066) P06:

EPOC 6011:962.715 - Not until the sun had shone above the horizon did I realise how wonderful the dunes looked like. The sand looks really nice in sunlight and thanks for my visor's filters I can admire its beauty without the risk of damaging my sight. On the horizon I can see some smaller structures as well as some bigger dunes and hills. My scanner shows something in range, unfortunately, without any precise coords so I think I will have to climb up nearby hill for increased accuracy and range. Strange is that the signature is unique. I mean, I haven't encountered this type of readings before. I may assume in this situation that it doesn't show a pyramid-like structure, but actually - something else. But what?
Another thing is that I wonder why the temperature is not much higher than it was at night, actually, it is nearly the same. If any fellow Felisian who is knowledgeable of the physics behind the planetary atmospheric models could explain that to me I should be really grateful. Please use the comment interface below and your response will be transmitted directly to my stardrifter's computer as well as posted under this post for the future explorer's reference.
My supplies are in good condition and I have enough quantity of them to stay there for some more time, however, I can't say the same about my camp. Right now it is more like a sand cave than a camp, which is because my supports and fabrics are really sturdy and instead of collapsing under the massive amount of sand they are still holding out quite well but everything has its own endurance and under this weight it will probably collapse faster than I run out of supplies and I have already noticed quite a few bends and fractures here and there.


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This is how my LZ on P0012_P1_0005 looks like
 in the daytime.

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My trusty Surface Capsule and the nearby
sand dunes.

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A quick shot made while scouting the area
near my LZ.



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EPOC 6011:962.360 - P0012_P1_0005,2

P0012_P1_0005 (2861861;4944696;-1946066) P06:

I have landed on the surface on EPOC 6011:962.360. The pressure was around 1.172ATM and the temperature was about -269C. Quite cold. I wonder if it gets any warmer during the daytime. Surface gravity on this world is 1.069FG.
My LZ coords are LQ 339:056 and right now I'm standing on a sandy desert in a middle of nowhere. I have set up a camp near my surface capsule, because I'm not getting back to my ship anytime soon and I have just enough supplies to stay there for medii.
In the distance I can see almost indistinguishable silhouettes of a sand dunes. Sand is everywhere and it gets everywhere - I have set up my camp just a while long ago and it is already full of it. For a moment, I have thought of leaving it there as it is and going back to my ship to wait for a day to come and get some sleep, but I abandoned this idea after I saw the beautiful nightsky here. There are countless stars visible in every direction! Some of them are low on the horizon playing with the dunes' silhouettes while the others are located considerably higher on a celestial sphere looking at this place from above. There are also myriads of stars in between the horizon area and the zenith. It is so beautiful! Another thing that struck be when I got there was the complete silence. It is so calm and quiet here. I'm feeling as if I were the only one on this planet... and probably I am, because my scanners didn't find any signs of life there. Instead, I have got multiple readings of various structures similar to these pyramid-like ones I have seen before on other worlds. Right now I can distinguish some similarities to the pyramids on the horizon line, but I won't check them now - they can be just about anything and it is too dark to conduct any area survey anyway, so I have to wait until the morning comes.
My perimeter sensors are almost set, just a few more, then calibration and I can finally take some rest. I can't wait to check my surroundings during the daytime. I wonder what are these readings - some of them were classified as pyramid-like structures with probability ratio of 96%, some of them at 70% and many other got an 'unknown object' label. 'Unknown object'...

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Beautiful nightsky over
P0012_P1_0005's desert.

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Sand dunes at LQ 339:065 are just amazing.



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