AAR - Waydis I

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Stardate: 92942.9Terraform request from the WaydiReport Submitted: CAPT Konieczko, D.Classification Level 1 - Open


On Stardate 92941.2 a force consisting of the U.S.S. Asimov, Vanguard, Scharnhorst, Rutledge and Camelot arrived in the Waydis system upon the request of the Waydi people.

As the Asimov was at the head of the pack Commander Sivath, it's current Commanding Officer took the point in diplomacy hailing the Waydis. We were met with Commander Chiy of the Waydi Vessel Cei.

We were told by Chiy that their scientists predicted that the Waydi would outgrow and overpopulate their own planet in the next five to ten years. They decided that due to their small force size that colonization in their own system is their best route. Unfortunately none of their planets are appropriate to their species' needs. They requested our help with terraforming a planet in their system.

The five ships broke formation and moved to survey different possibilities. The Asimov on the surface of Waydis II with the Vanguard surveying from orbit. The Rutledge surveying Waydis I from orbit, and the Camelot surveying the moons orbiting Waydis IV.

Upon completing our scans we compiled the data we collected, the original suggestion of the Waydi was to terraform Waydis II. The data we collected shows that it could be terraformed and that the Asimov's preliminary estimate for colonization is between half of a year and two years.

We informed the Waydi that the decision isn't ours to make, but we will take our findings and their request to the proper channels. It was also recommended that they entertain the idea of petitioning membership to the Federation. Commander Chiy seemed wary of the idea of joining the Federation but he said he would bring it to their council.


Officers Involved:
CAPT. W. Levesley
CAPT. T. De Drowvani
CAPT. A. Nimitz
CMDR. Sivath
CMDR. M. Pohl
CMDR. C. Jarnefelt


//SIGNED//
Captain Dmitri R. Konieczko
Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Vanguard
Taurus Squadron

//ATTACHMENT//Waydis-II-Orbital.scans
//ATTACHMENT//Waydis-II-Surface.scans
//ATTACHMENT//Waydis-I-Orbital.scans
//ATTACHMENT//Waydis-IV-Orbital.scans
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Stardate: 92941.7Addendum: Waydis II Ground SurveyReport Submitted: CMDR Pohl, M.Classification Level 1 - Open


As part of the terraforming evaluation of Waydis II, Commander Charlotte Jarnefelt and I beamed down to the surface to conduct a ground survey of its characteristics and challenges.

COMPOSITION

ATMOSPHERE: CO2, AR, NH3
HYDROSPHERE: CO2
LITHOSPHERE: Sulfuric compounds, magnesium phosphates, carbon, potassium

TEMPERATURE

Planetary Temperature (at Survey): 14º C
Planetary Temperature (estimated low at Survey Site): -50º C
Planetary Temperature (estimated high at equator): 20º C
Planetary Temperature (estimated low at the poles): -153º C

ECOSPHERE

Plant Life: PRESENT (Root Building Structures)
Animal Life: PRESENT (Bacterial Organisms, Level 2)

ANALYSIS

Waydis II is completely free of surface liquid; if some major extraplanetary event were to happen to warm it, there are vast reserves of frozen CO2 below the crust which might become a dominant feature. Our sampling detected no water. Given the high levels of CO2, any water placed here would quickly become carbonic acid. This may be helpful to the terraforming effort; the soil pH is 7.7.

The atmosphere is very thin, offering the planet surface little protection from solar radiation or meteorite impacts. The moisture-free nature of the environment has resulted in free-floating particulate matter, covering our equipment and sometimes generating dust storms. One silver lining: because it is so thin, it may be easier than otherwise to remove the poisonous ammoniacal elements.

There is no apparent volcanic or tectonic activity of any kind.

Despite its inhospitable nature, this planet is not lifeless. There is a healthy bacterial population and root-structured plants; I have given over the plant sample to the xenobotanists to establish the stage and method of its evolution, but initial analysis suggests autotrophic behavior centered around the solar radiation.

It should be noted that terraforming this planet will destroy these lifeforms.

Officers Involved:
CMDR Pohl
CMDR Jarnefelt


//SIGNED//
CMDR M. Pohl
ACMO/DS13
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