Researching In The Void
07 Oct 2019Venus
My research started some months ago, I embarked on a quest to find infrequent geological features. I sweep planet surfaces, dip into craters, climb immense mountains in order to find my desired phenomena. I step out of my SRV to do small repairs as frequent as I can, and every time I do, it seems that the outside condition of my vehicle deteriorates. I'ts been bleached by the sun and it's paint had lacerations from constant flurries of sand. Upon recalling my ship, I watched it slowly touch down on the sand and rough surface, I hear the small readjustments made by the small correctional thrusters, and the hiss from decompressed landing gear. I delve back into the black, still searching for my divine treasure. I break free from the harsh grasps of the planet's gravity well, I quickly increase in speed and select the next planet, only 47.7 light seconds away. I arrive on the planet with relative ease, still shaky with a bit of a bump as I landed. I look down towards the vehicle panel to deploy my SRV to search another geological site. This one is filled with crystalline, sharp, gleaming objects poking directly out of the ground. I cruise through the forest of sharp glass-like features, nothing interests me. I've seen hundreds of crystalline shards, fragments and clusters already, although seeing them never ceases to amaze.
My constant search for this specific phenomena seems to never end. Searches are never done easy, I remember reading about they centuries it took for humans on Earth to discover the entirety of its oceans. Exploration has come a long way since its inception, but still, we have much more to discover, scan and probe. In the grand scheme of things, we've barely scratched the surface of true exploration and research. Humanity has made great strides into technology, discovering alien races, investigating a million year old humanoid-alien species known as the Guardians, our ancient protectors. But still, we've discovered nothing.