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FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE DEPARTAMENT 17 - EXTRAPLANETARY LIFEFORM DIVISION

PARTIALLY DE-CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

The following is the data collected by an arm of the Medwedian Intelligence - Departament 17; which is responsible for studying all lifeforms that live on planets other than Kerbin.

MUN

Munar Rock Algae

Munar Rock Algae (MRA) are algae that populate the rocks of the Mun in depths below 2 kilometres where the radiation and temperatures are shed off. Very few is known about this life form except that when ██████ Kerman came into physical contact with it during the Muna-██ mission in ████, it caused strange mutations involving ███████ of the eyes and ███████, along with increased aggression, causing the Kerbonaut to kill the other Crew Members. ██████ Kerman was lost communication with; military satellite pictures proved that he has not returned to Kerbin.

Munar Worm

Name: Munar Worm; aka Munbug

Scientific Name: Wormus Jebedidahii (named after the first Kerbal to visit the Mun)

Habitat: Mun

Description: Munar Worms are medium-sized (30-40 cm) worm-like creatures that live under the surface of the Mun and feed off the algae that live in munar rocks at the depths under the surface where they live (2-5 kilometres under sea level). They were first discovered by Frederik Kerman during the Muna-██ mission that explored the █████████ cave which stretched into the habitat of most munar lifeforms. Munar worms are covered in strong keratin plating to protect against a yet unknown life form that preys on them. The internal pressure of the Munar worms is calibrated to the near-vacuum of the Munar underground; and as such the worms do not burst when they are exposed to a empty area. Munar worms were used as a source of food during the Muna-██ mission; it was found out that they are an acceptable emergency food source and contain large amounts of Fat and Protein. The mouth of a munbug is arranged in a fashion that allows easy "boring" of the stones; the brain of the Munbugs is connected to an organ that loosely resembles a Kerbal ear and senses the vibrations in the stone to recognise other Munbugs and predators. The mouth takes whole chunks of a stone while the munbug is boring; which are transported to the stomach where the stone is dissolved using a very strong acid and the algae are extracted (which are brought to a second stomach where the algae are digested using a weaker cocktail of enzymes and acids). Nothing more is known about the internal organs of the Munbugs except that they reproduce asexually through the laying of eggs that consist of a rock-like substance and reveal a small munbug ██ months after being laid. Munbugs create a complex system of nests while still not possessing any hierarchy. They do not communicate with each other.

Munbug Predator

Name: Munbug Predator

Scientific Name: ---

Habitat: Mun

Description: The Munbug Predators are a yet unknown species that hunt down and eat Munbugs; they most likely live similarly to Munbugs boring through the rocks. They are theorised to live far below the Munbugs at depths up to ██ kilometres below sea level. ██████ Kerman allegedly reported to have encountered a Munbug Predator during the Muna-19 mission in ███; the official reason for his heavy injuries upon his return to Kerbin is that he accidentally spilled acid onto himself when working with an acid-powered battery for a rover. He recalls the encounter:

[CENSORED]

Nothing more than the extremely graphic depictions in the quote is known about the Munbug Predators.

Kerbal Fossils on the Mun

There have been several fossils found on the Mun that resemble stretched Kerbal skeletons. A conspiracy theory claims that the ancient Keryptians built a spacecraft and reached the Mun with it - this explanation also fits with the underground shelter ruins that were found on the moon and resemble Keryptian architecture; also with hieroglyphs that appeared as they belonged to a language "descended" from Keryptian.

████ Kerman claims that he once encountered a Keryptian descendant while installing the ████████ ballistic missile platform on the Mun's █████ pole.

MOHO

Mohole Lifeform

Name: Mohole Lifeform

Scientific Name: ---

Habitat: Northern Mohole, Moho

Description: The Mohole Lifeform is an yet unknown life form briefly observed by ████ Kerman during the Muna-Moho 16 mission which involved the exploration of the northern Mohole. It's appearance was reported as being approximately 3 meters long with 8 feet and a completely black skin making spotting hard; that was moving quickly along the wall of the Mohole near the lowest point. ████ Kerman also allegedly reported that during his historical EVA on the bottom of the Mohole, he felt "Uneasy, as if some sort of animal was watching me standing a couple of meters behind me" - he decided not to look back as he was afraid. Nothing else is known about this life form.

More coming soon; i am open to suggestions and ideas.

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How about giant gasbag creatures that live in Jool's upper atmosphere: There are Man-o-war like creatures that sail using the wind, small plankton like creatures, floating seas of kelp, gasbag whales, and winged predators that fly around using jet propulsion (like a squid) that eat arrow head shaped gas bags that fly around at quite high speeds.

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Yes; i know the concepts of Life on Jupiter and i will include them in here. Anyways; do you like my "partly declassified" format with censoring?

It's ok, but rather unnecessary: Would it really matter whether we did or didn't know how long it took for a Mun Worm egg to germinate? Also, why censor the date of the Muna-19 mission, but say it happened on the Muna-19 mission? Couldn't we just go look up the date of the Muna-19 mission, it's crew, and their specific tasks?

Also, why censor the Muna-** mission, but mention that kerbal's name? Couldn't we then look up his name and find out what mission he was on?

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