It’s life, Jim…

Life_JimThe USS Enterprise drops out of warp and slips into a parking orbit around an uncharted alien planet. The Captain orders a scan for lifesigns and, within seconds, he is told exactly what lifeforms are present, including the pre-industrial humanoids on the southern continent. How feasible is this, really?

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