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She clicked a slide. It showed the provisional standard they’d scribbled in the dark: .
She held up a fragment of the original Martian hull—the one with the orange bloom. She clicked a slide
They voted. Ayes: 4. Nays: 0.
Pressure: 12.3 psi. 12.2. 12.1. 12.0. Stable. and evaluating corrosion test specimens)
She gave it a provisional designation: . She clicked a slide
As she raised the hammer, she noticed a discoloration near the weld seam. It was a faint orange bloom—oxidation. According to ASTM G1-03 (the standard practice for preparing, cleaning, and evaluating corrosion test specimens), this shouldn’t exist for another ten years.
