FeralPug's Achievements

Pacifist Finish the Cell stage without killing another creature Sun March 15, 2009

Creator Spend 50 hours in the creators Sun January 25, 2009

Spore Addict Spend 100 hours in your Spore galaxy Sun January 4, 2009

Spore Fan Spend 50 hours in your Spore galaxy Sun September 14, 2008

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Wed September 10, 2008

Universe In A Box Play in every stage and every creator Tue September 9, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Mon September 8, 2008

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Mon September 8, 2008

Spice Hoarder Control every resource node on the planet simultaneously Mon September 8, 2008

Military Strongman Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 military cities Mon September 8, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Mon September 8, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Mon September 8, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Mon September 8, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Mon September 8, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Mon September 8, 2008

Vicious Kill all members of all 5 opposing tribes and raze their villages Mon September 8, 2008

Medic Heal one of your tribe members back to full health 5x in a single game Mon September 8, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Sun September 7, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Sun September 7, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Sun September 7, 2008

Brizahd's Achievements

42 Find the center of the galaxy Sat September 20, 2008

Wanderer Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Wanderer Tue September 16, 2008

Palm Greaser Pay 50 bribes in the Space stage Tue September 16, 2008

Maxis Scout Earn 100 badges in the Space stage Tue September 16, 2008

Conquistador Capture 15 Star Systems Tue September 16, 2008

Quest Master Complete 150 missions in the Space stage Mon September 15, 2008

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Sun September 14, 2008

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Fri September 12, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Thu September 11, 2008

Careless Parent Lose 5 planets Thu September 11, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Wed September 10, 2008

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Wed September 10, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Wed September 10, 2008

Spice Hoarder Control every resource node on the planet simultaneously Wed September 10, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Wed September 10, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Wed September 10, 2008

Vicious Kill all members of all 5 opposing tribes and raze their villages Wed September 10, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Wed September 10, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Wed September 10, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Wed September 10, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Devourer Eat 50 different species across any number of games Tue September 9, 2008

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Foe Extinct at least 20 other species in Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Tue September 9, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Tue September 9, 2008

lethial's Achievements

Cell Addict Finish the Cell stage 25 times Fri December 19, 2008

Spore Fan Spend 50 hours in your Spore galaxy Mon December 1, 2008

General Custer Lead 30 posse members to their death Sun November 30, 2008

Biologist Make and publish 100 creatures Sat November 15, 2008

Pacifist Finish the Cell stage without killing another creature Mon November 3, 2008

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Sun November 2, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Sun November 2, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Sun November 2, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Sun November 2, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Sun November 2, 2008

Tribal Socialite Convert all 5 opposing tribes to your belief system Sun November 2, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Sun November 2, 2008

Foe Extinct at least 20 other species in Creature stage Sun November 2, 2008

Cerberus Evolve a creature with three heads Sat November 1, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Fri October 31, 2008

Everyone's BFF Finish the Creature stage by befriending at least 20 other species Fri October 31, 2008

Socialite Meet 200 creatures made by other players Fri October 31, 2008

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Thu October 30, 2008

Devourer Eat 50 different species across any number of games Thu October 30, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Fri September 26, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Tue September 23, 2008

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Tue September 23, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Sun September 21, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Sun September 7, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Fri September 5, 2008

NSMike's Achievements

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Thu September 11, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Thu September 11, 2008

zeroKFE's Achievements

Zealot Passion Play as a Zealot Sat September 13, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Fri September 12, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Fri September 12, 2008

Trader Passion Play as a Trader Fri September 12, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Fri September 12, 2008

Spice Hoarder Control every resource node on the planet simultaneously Fri September 12, 2008

Survivor Finish Creature stage without dying Thu September 11, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Thu September 11, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Wed September 10, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Tue September 9, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Tue September 9, 2008

Tribal Socialite Convert all 5 opposing tribes to your belief system Tue September 9, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Tue September 9, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Tue September 9, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Everyone's BFF Finish the Creature stage by befriending at least 20 other species Mon September 8, 2008

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Mon September 8, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon September 8, 2008

Mixolyde's Achievements

Medic Heal one of your tribe members back to full health 5x in a single game Mon February 23, 2009

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Sun February 22, 2009

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Sat October 4, 2008

Quest Master Complete 150 missions in the Space stage Sat October 4, 2008

Trader Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Trader Sun September 28, 2008

Careless Parent Lose 5 planets Sun September 28, 2008

Maxis Scout Earn 100 badges in the Space stage Sun September 28, 2008

Architect Create and share 50 buildings Sun September 28, 2008

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Sat September 27, 2008

Trader Passion Play as a Trader Sat September 20, 2008

Rolling Thunder Complete the Civilization stage in less than an hour Sat September 20, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Tue September 16, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Tue September 16, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Tue September 16, 2008

Shaman Passion Play as a Shaman Tue September 16, 2008

Missionary Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 religious cities Tue September 16, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Fri September 12, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Fri September 12, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Fri September 12, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Fri September 12, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Fri September 12, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Wed September 10, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Wed September 10, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Tue September 9, 2008

TempestBlayze's Achievements

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Thu September 18, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Sun September 14, 2008

Speed Demon Finish Creature stage within an hour Sat September 13, 2008

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Sat September 13, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Wed September 10, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Wed September 10, 2008

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Wed September 10, 2008

Military Strongman Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 military cities Wed September 10, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Tue September 9, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Tue September 9, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Tue September 9, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Tue September 9, 2008

Vicious Kill all members of all 5 opposing tribes and raze their villages Tue September 9, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Mon September 8, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Sun September 7, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Sun September 7, 2008

Vrikk's Achievements

Shaman Passion Play as a Shaman Sat September 13, 2008

Watchful Parent Complete the Tribal stage without the death of a single tribe member Fri September 12, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Fri September 12, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Fri September 12, 2008

Tribal Socialite Convert all 5 opposing tribes to your belief system Fri September 12, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Fri September 12, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Wed September 10, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Wed September 10, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Wed September 10, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Tue September 9, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Tue September 9, 2008

Ravenlock's Achievements

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon September 8, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Mon September 8, 2008

El_Duder's Achievements

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Tue September 9, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Tue September 9, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Tue September 9, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Tue September 9, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Mon September 8, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Sun September 7, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Sun September 7, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Sun September 7, 2008

lilcodger's Achievements

Oh the Humanity! Destroy Earth Fri October 31, 2008

Manifest Destiny Find Earth Fri October 31, 2008

42 Find the center of the galaxy Fri October 31, 2008

Empire Builder Maximize colonies on 10 planets Mon October 20, 2008

Spore Addict Spend 100 hours in your Spore galaxy Fri October 17, 2008

Scientist Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Scientist Fri October 3, 2008

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Thu October 2, 2008

Scientist Passion Play as a Scientist Tue September 30, 2008

Economist Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 economic cities Tue September 30, 2008

Rolling Thunder Complete the Civilization stage in less than an hour Tue September 30, 2008

Fear of Flying Finish the Civilization stage without ever buying an aircraft Tue September 30, 2008

Cerberus Evolve a creature with three heads Fri September 26, 2008

Watchful Parent Complete the Tribal stage without the death of a single tribe member Fri September 26, 2008

Pacifist Finish the Cell stage without killing another creature Thu September 25, 2008

Maxis Scout Earn 100 badges in the Space stage Tue September 23, 2008

Quest Master Complete 150 missions in the Space stage Tue September 23, 2008

Spore Fan Spend 50 hours in your Spore galaxy Tue September 23, 2008

Aluminum Cell Complete Cell stage on Hard setting Tue September 23, 2008

Warrior Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Warrior Mon September 22, 2008

Conquistador Capture 15 Star Systems Fri September 19, 2008

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Thu September 18, 2008

Careless Parent Lose 5 planets Tue September 16, 2008

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Fri September 12, 2008

Military Strongman Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 military cities Fri September 12, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Fri September 12, 2008

Shaman Passion Play as a Shaman Fri September 12, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Fri September 12, 2008

Vicious Kill all members of all 5 opposing tribes and raze their villages Thu September 11, 2008

Speed Demon Finish Creature stage within an hour Thu September 11, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Thu September 11, 2008

Missionary Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 religious cities Thu September 11, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Thu September 11, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Thu September 11, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Tue September 9, 2008

Tribal Socialite Convert all 5 opposing tribes to your belief system Tue September 9, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Tue September 9, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Mon September 8, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Survivor Finish Creature stage without dying Mon September 8, 2008

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Everyone's BFF Finish the Creature stage by befriending at least 20 other species Mon September 8, 2008

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Mon September 8, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon September 8, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Mon September 8, 2008

Nosferatu's Achievements

Warrior Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Warrior Wed October 22, 2008

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Wed October 22, 2008

Shaman Passion Play as a Shaman Tue October 21, 2008

Economist Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 economic cities Tue October 21, 2008

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Wed September 10, 2008

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Wed September 10, 2008

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Wed September 10, 2008

Spice Hoarder Control every resource node on the planet simultaneously Wed September 10, 2008

Foe Extinct at least 20 other species in Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Everyone's BFF Finish the Creature stage by befriending at least 20 other species Tue September 9, 2008

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Tue September 9, 2008

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Tue September 9, 2008

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Tue September 9, 2008

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Mon September 8, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Mon September 8, 2008

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon September 8, 2008

Military Strongman Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 military cities Mon September 8, 2008

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Mon September 8, 2008

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Mon September 8, 2008

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Mon September 8, 2008

Evolver Finish Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon September 8, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Mon September 8, 2008

LobsterMobster's Achievements

Rising Star Have 5 different Sporecasts subscribed to by at least 10 people Tue February 5, 2013

Adventurer Complete an Adventure in the Space Stage. Sun October 3, 2010

Fear of Flying Finish the Civilization stage without ever buying an aircraft Wed September 29, 2010

Careless Parent Lose 5 planets Mon April 20, 2009

Flight of the Bumblebee Fly for over 200 meters without touching the ground Mon February 16, 2009

Everyone's BFF Finish the Creature stage by befriending at least 20 other species Mon February 16, 2009

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Mon February 16, 2009

Military Strongman Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 military cities Mon February 16, 2009

Space stage unlocked Play enough of the Civilization stage to unlock the Space stage Mon February 16, 2009

Warrior Passion Play as a Warrior Mon February 16, 2009

Starman Conquer all the other cities in the Civilization stage and launch your first space vessel Mon February 16, 2009

Architect Create and share 50 buildings Mon February 16, 2009

Missionary Finish the Civilization stage with more than 8 religious cities Mon February 16, 2009

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Mon February 16, 2009

Bestial Play the Creature stage 10 times Mon February 16, 2009

Evolver Finish Creature stage Mon February 16, 2009

Foe Extinct at least 20 other species in Creature stage Mon February 16, 2009

Ergonomically Terrific! Complete the Tribal stage in less than an hour Mon February 16, 2009

Automotive Engineer Make and publish 50 vehicles Mon February 16, 2009

Galactic God Evolve from a cell to a space traveler in one continuous game Mon February 16, 2009

Creator Spend 50 hours in the creators Mon February 16, 2009

Deja Vu Discover something you created in another game Mon February 16, 2009

Zealot Passion Play as a Zealot Mon February 16, 2009

Devourer Eat 50 different species across any number of games Mon February 16, 2009

Quest Master Complete 150 missions in the Space stage Mon February 16, 2009

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon February 16, 2009

Founder Complete the Tribal stage and build a city Mon February 16, 2009

Shaman Passion Play as a Shaman Mon February 16, 2009

Tribal Socialite Convert all 5 opposing tribes to your belief system Mon February 16, 2009

Oh the Humanity! Destroy Earth Mon February 16, 2009

Watchful Parent Complete the Tribal stage without the death of a single tribe member Mon February 16, 2009

Split Personality Complete a "Change Archetype" mission Mon February 16, 2009

Maxis Scout Earn 100 badges in the Space stage Mon February 16, 2009

Max Power Build a creature with maximum stats in at least 4 abilities in Creature stage Mon February 16, 2009

Wanderer Passion Play as a Wanderer Mon February 16, 2009

Village Folks Have three posse members from different species Mon February 16, 2009

Iron Creature Complete Creature stage on Hard setting Mon February 16, 2009

Scientist Passion Play as a Scientist Mon February 16, 2009

Aluminum Cell Complete Cell stage on Hard setting Mon February 16, 2009

Diplomatic Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Diplomat Mon February 16, 2009

Speed Demon Finish Creature stage within an hour Sun February 15, 2009

Domestic Bliss Domesticate and farm three different species Sun February 15, 2009

Zealot Hero Achieve Master Badge Level 10 as a Zealot Sun February 15, 2009

Relentless Complete the Civilization stage 10 times Sun February 15, 2009

Photographer Send a photo or video to a friend from Test Drive mode Sun February 15, 2009

Socialite Meet 200 creatures made by other players Sun February 15, 2009

Conquistador Capture 15 Star Systems Sun February 15, 2009

Bard Passion Play as a Bard Sun February 15, 2009

Manifest Destiny Find Earth Sun February 15, 2009

General Custer Lead 30 posse members to their death Sun February 15, 2009

Rolling Thunder Complete the Civilization stage in less than an hour Sun February 15, 2009

Diplomatic Passion Play as a Diplomat Sun February 15, 2009

Cerberus Evolve a creature with three heads Sun February 15, 2009

Spore Fan Spend 50 hours in your Spore galaxy Sun February 15, 2009

Identity Crisis Forge an alliance between two space-faring races of your own creation Sun February 15, 2009

Spice Hoarder Control every resource node on the planet simultaneously Sun February 15, 2009

Epic Killer Kill an epic in Creature stage Sun February 15, 2009

Biologist Make and publish 100 creatures Sun February 15, 2009

Civilization stage unlocked Play enough of the Tribe stage to unlock the Civilization stage Sun February 15, 2009

Gunner Destroy at least 500 other space vessels Sun February 15, 2009

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Sun February 15, 2009

Conclusion Finish the Civilization stage by launching ICBMS and destroying all other cities Sun February 15, 2009

Palm Greaser Pay 50 bribes in the Space stage Sun February 15, 2009

42 Find the center of the galaxy Sun February 15, 2009

Front Page News Have one of your creations or Sporecasts featured on www.spore.com Wed October 15, 2008

jonnypolite's Achievements

Tribe stage unlocked Play enough of the Creature stage to unlock the Tribe stage Tue September 9, 2008

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Mon September 8, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Mon September 8, 2008

Completist Unlock all the parts in the Cell stage Mon September 8, 2008

GameraOtaku's Achievements

Creature stage unlocked Play enough of the Cell stage to unlock the Creature stage Wed September 10, 2008

Landfall Finish the Cell stage and clamber onto the planet's surface Wed September 10, 2008