Ann tuned her tricorder on it as best as he could as it slid past them. As usual, her brain attempted to make various comparisons to creatures, both Terran and alien, she knew already--but her training let her dismiss them and focus on what was before her.

Unfortunately, it was going in the wrong direction. Kirk caught her eye as she glanced back towards the direction they were headed and shook his head.

"Plenty of time," he said. "It'll still be here."

It was all right. She had her preliminary readings, and the vid. She followed the group, proceeding at a brisk pace towards the readings they'd picked up from orbit.