Mars Nation 3 by Brandon Q Morris

Author:Brandon Q Morris [Morris, Brandon Q]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hard-SF.com
Published: 2019-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Sol 338, Flammarion Crater

He would fail to reach his destination by exactly 1.2 kilometers. His energy consumption was still too high, but he simply couldn’t stop trying to contact his brothers. This routine was buried deep inside the layers of his operating system and was something his highly sophisticated operational processor could not access. He was aware of what he was doing wrong, but had no way to control it.

It was frustrating. Silver Rabbit was programmed to reach his destination. Coming an entire 1.2 kilometers short of that didn’t meet the goal. He simply wasn’t able to absorb enough energy from the sun during the day to make up for what he needed at night.

But the problem must be solvable. Silver Rabbit went through his defined conditions. The most crucial factor was the amount of time he spent in the daylight. Ahead of him lay the high wall of the Flammarion Crater. If there were anywhere he could find maximal sunlight, it was there. He decided to change his course. He had access to this data. He might reach his destination late, but he wasn’t going to allow himself to fall more than a kilometer short.

Just before daybreak, he reached an optimal position at the edge of the crater. Silver Rabbit went to sleep.

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