Planetary Surface
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Location
The planetary surface is an empty area next to the Habitat at our 440 Albert Street facility. It occupies the area around the Habitat, from the Storage Modules to the Simulator Area - spanning about halfway around the Habitat perimiter. The planetary surface is located next to the door to the Mason area, and is thus a major source of Space Sim's Dust problem. The planetary surface can be accessed by the "This Is Not A Door" door, and should not be access during a mission by Mission Control staff.
The area of the planetary surface can be altered by errecting walls and barriers to partition the area for other uses.
Purpose
During redular spacesim opperations (not during the mission), the planetary surface is used to store miscellanious materials, construction of furnature and other fixtures, and other general uses.
During the Mission, the planetary surface serves to simulate the exterior of the vessel. It is usualy decorated by the Planetary Surface Crew and Simulators to ressemble the surface of a planet or asteroid being visited. Usualy, there will be scientific materials on the planetary surface and unique structures for the astronauts to examine.
Wildlife
The planetary surface is believed to contain large Hab Gnome populations, as it's isolation and dust-rich environment is extremely attractive to the gnomes/
