The Arrows of Time: Orthogonal book Three
“How could he understand Esilio? Of all the sciences he’d studied as a child, geology had been the least developed – and at the time, he’d imagined, the least likely ever to be of use to him.
Of the little that he remembered, he remained unsure what he should trust. The ancestors had had no idea what a rock was actually made of, while their successors, with all their superior knowledge, had never set eyes on a planet.
‘We need to be within walking distance of four or five different kinds... of soil, or what will the crop tests be worth?’ Azelio said heatedly.
‘I appreciate that,’ Tarquinia replied. ‘But if we don’t come down on flat, stable ground, we could damage the Surveyor irreparably.’ Over the eons, Ramiro had been taught, every kind of rock exuded traces of gas, and for a body with sufficient gravity this gas would accumulate into an atmosphere. If the body also happened to orbit a star, winds driven by the temperature difference between day and night eroded the rock, and once there was airborne dust and sand that accelerated the process.MoreLess
Of the little that he remembered, he remained unsure what he should trust. The ancestors had had no idea what a rock was actually made of, while their successors, with all their superior knowledge, had never set eyes on a planet.
‘We need to be within walking distance of four or five different kinds... of soil, or what will the crop tests be worth?’ Azelio said heatedly.
‘I appreciate that,’ Tarquinia replied. ‘But if we don’t come down on flat, stable ground, we could damage the Surveyor irreparably.’ Over the eons, Ramiro had been taught, every kind of rock exuded traces of gas, and for a body with sufficient gravity this gas would accumulate into an atmosphere. If the body also happened to orbit a star, winds driven by the temperature difference between day and night eroded the rock, and once there was airborne dust and sand that accelerated the process.MoreLess
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