Audio - Thrive Earth Return Diagrams
Thrive One Earth Insertion
And first few passes of Earth. The point: they're so low that Earth is revealed only as the "visibility" cone moves along the lines, subject to storms, deep forests, and mountain ranges like Japan. In the first 6 revolutions, they never cross above Baikonur Spaceport, Samara, or Oslo, but catch a fine view of Labrador. They see nothing worrisome in Labrador.
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