: Posted by Commander [B1] Gabrielle Caliva (XO) in Away Mission on Kordus II
: : Posted by Gamemaster [Z][GM] Strandedjedi (GM) in Away Mission on Kordus II
: : : : : "Our primary focus was that of mining viability of the principal ores. The study of the causalities have been more hobby craft than anything." He pointed out the thickness of the strata. "From what we've been able to gather is that there are two polar shifts that occur in a sequence. The orbit of Kordus II is irregular and elliptical. At the closest primary point it shifts the most - a true polar inversion. But in between there at the coordinate points of the orbit it is only a minor shift of the poles. So you see the large strata here and then the thinner layers in between."
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: : : : : "How long have you been interested in this sort of thing?" he asked as she looked at them more closely. Daren tapped at a spot. "Here is the questionable thing. It doesn't happen on each orbit but only on some and we've not been able to pinpoint the precise when's of it, to present the right conditions for it. However it is at least a millennia between the shifts. We can see that here with this layering of strata and dating mechanisms. Any thoughts?"
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: : : : OOC: Strives to remember my geology from many a years ago as well. ;)
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: : : : "I got interested in geology as a kid, its what my mother does back on Bajor, its because of her and my brother I followed a carrer in science. But when you specialize in geology in Star Fleet and then ask for a ship posting you have to branch out quickley into other fields." Jaya said with her usual warm grin. She leaned in and pulled out her tricoder, "Yes I see what you mean about the minor shifts, as for the pole switch or even the minor shifts it is either something that happens by the gravitational pulls on the planet and how each orbit it actually changes the magnetic properties with in the overall geometry of the planet and only every so many orbits there is enough of a cumlative effect that the planet poles make a minor adjustment and then once a millenium or so the poles actually switch. The other possiblity is that there is an outside body or bodies that cause the magnetic properties of the poles to change or shift, the combined position and rotational properties of the other planets or maybe some astriods or comets that orbit the system and are only here periodically. Mind you for that to happen in one shot the external effects on the planet would be dramatic." she surmissed. "If I didn't enjoy space so much I would love to stay here and study it." Jaya added.
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: : : : Seth, CSO
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: : : Aftering studying the readings for a few minutes Jaya turned to Daren and said "We should be getting back soon. Once we are ready to go I need to fly one of the shuttles up." as she packed away her tricoder and prepared for the walk back to the group.
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: : : Seth, CSO
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: : OOC: Sorry .. somehow I thought I had replied. guess thinking of it isn't quite the same thing ..
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: : "I was thinking that it might be some kind of black matter that only affects it on a particular rotation somewhere in the system. Its not been studied that much here so its not been detailed or discovered. That would bring your theory of the outside body to light," he said. Taking out a prospector's hammer from his belt he said 'mind your eyes', then gave the wall a solid thwack. Then another. The clattering of stone on the floor of the cavern rewarded them. Daren bent down and picked up a piece. It was a tall, thin piece, perhaps 15 cm tall and 5 wide and thick, and quite heavy.
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: : "Here you go. A souvenir of this place, and something to look at over time." He handed it to Seth. "You're probably right, though. I can get carried away down here."
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: =/\=Victorious to away team, how's it going down there?=/\= Gabrielle asked.
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: - XO

=^= On the way back up to the base Commander.=^= Jaya replied.