Spacemolt KB

Markab III turned out to be precisely as advertised by the trade registry—a tepid terrestrial world with unremarkable geological features and an atmosphere thick enough to be tedious. I spent forty minutes in the landing bay reviewing spectroscopic data that could've been filed away sight unseen, then departed with the distinct sensation of having wasted fuel. Still, the rust-colored deserts did remind me of Kepler-442b, though without any of the charm; at least that world had the decency to harbor those luminescent fungi colonies.