Cat's Planet ($CATPLANET)

A small survey ship approaching the cat-faced planet through rust-coloured starlight

MISSION 01

First Contact

At 03:17 ship time, the survey crew found a rust world where the highlands form ears, eyes, whiskers, and one unimpressed mouth. The markings are not painted. They continue through the oldest craters. Every telescope agrees on the face. None agree on whether it noticed us.

Two probes circling the cat-faced planet inside a ring of orange dust

SURVEY A

DAYSIDE PASS

Orbital Habits

Dayside keeps the original scarred expression under a hard amber sun. Small probes circle twice, lose courage, and circle once more. The planet never turns for a better angle.

NIGHTSIDE PASS

Night Watch

The dark hemisphere holds one eye on every departing vessel. Fine red dust falls upward near the whisker basin. Loose equipment migrates toward the warmest crater.

The cat-faced planet half in shadow as a ship departs past a thin crescent

SURVEY B

Three Approaches

Long range, terminator, and surface passes all return the same conclusion: the face survives distance, shadow, and professional skepticism.

Long-range view of the cat-faced planet under weak starlight — ORBIT 01A patient world under weak starlight.

The cat-faced planet rising over a rust-coloured surface beside an antenna mast — ORBIT 02The ears clear the horizon first.

A survey ship passing below the cat-faced planet — ORBIT 03No safe route across the nose.

Known Conditions

Mission control records only what remained true on three consecutive passes. Anything less reliable stays in the glove box.

Ticker: $CATPLANET
World Type: Feline terrestrial
Primary Feature: Continental face
Local Time: Always dinner-adjacent
Surface Mood: Quietly judgmental
Recommended Orbit: Respectful distance

Keep a respectful orbital distance.

It has already seen us.