10 years ago Mona and Jim arrived at planet X34Z187B. Both of them woke up from their cryo Chamber to start exploring the new world without any kind of interference.
[Welcome back administrators, you have 10 years to find out if this is the correct planet. ]
After landing on the planet with just a small spaceship Mona and Jim did look around and where overwhelmed from the scenery.
In front of them a lonely large mountain about 30km high. This mountain was fully visible due to the blue skies of today. During landing they had no time to look at it but now...
Mona: I think this mountain is incredible the first 5 km of it is completely covered with grasses and some trees. After that it's just forest for another 5 km.....
Jim: And after that it's only snow, how beautiful. Think we're going to be mesmerised for some time if we keep looking at the mountain like this.
Mona: I know, perhaps we should move towards the plateaus we saw before the descend got a bit bumpy.
Jim: Yes, we should do that. I think I saw an ocean as well. If we go past the plateaus.
After 1 week of walking around the plateaus Mona and Jim could find a lot of small animals, mostly birds a few mouses. Sadly they didn't see any potential animals to hunt for food or start a farm with them.
Two weeks later they did arrive at the ocean.
Jim was only mistaken about the ocean part. It was a huge lake the size of the Andaman sea.
Jim: Seems like a good place for water but I'm still missing large animals. It almost feels like big animals and even some smaller animals ate trying to avoid this part of the planet.
Mona: Yes your right, but our life detection system on Mars showed life signs and a lot of diversity. The only thing here is plateaus water and a huge mountain. Perhaps we should mark this part and go bag to the ship and find another spot.
One year past quite quickly. Mona and Jim did see a lot of different terrains rivers that did rival the Mekong river.
Mountain ranges that were about the hight of the Himalayas and covered 5 times more ground.
Still the didn't see a good place to land the spacecraft. For a small exploration ship like they had come down with it was fine. They could hide it. But the spacecraft there wad no way the could cover it within a day or two.
Both Mona and Jim where taking a break and trying to find the best spot to go next.
All the pictures the took from space and made into a map was helpful so they could skip exploring the moors, oceans and deserts.
They had about 25 more spots to go with a lot of time left. Only there small spaceship would need refuelling before they go towards the next spot to explore.
During refuelling they checked on the kids, robot's and all the equipment. All was still functioning at 100% so no need to worry.
Though they got a surprise from their system.
[Hi administrators, good that your both exploring. I only think your looking in the wrong direction]
Jim: what the hell, did you get that message as well my love?
Mona: Yes I did get it. As always cryptic as it can be. If it would give us coordinates we would be done by now.
Jim: yeah sure but you know the system was supposed to help develop self thinking with just a few pointers. Let go back to the planet and see if we can find something in the next few locations.
Mona: One thing before we go did you see the footage of the meteorite impact on the other side of the 30 mountain peek?
Jim: Yes I did. Perhaps if we have time left we can check that out again.