Wayne Sturgis
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First appears in Book 1: Intervention, chapter 48 (2)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
B4
What you know
Book 1: Intervention
- Ch 48Sturgis is the American geologist of the surface team; he grows wary of the organisms and tries to warn Kluchnikov.
Connections
- member ofJoint Soviet-American Mars Expedition
- ally ofKluchnikovpartners on the surface exploration team
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 48Discovery of Martian life
Descending a fissure in Noctis Labyrinthus, Kluchnikov and Sturgis find ice, wet rocks and living organisms, the first evidence of Martian life, and take samples.
- Book 1 · Ch 48Surface team lost
The organisms corrode the tools. Kluchnikov handles one and is stricken; Sturgis is attacked as well. The transmission ends with Gavrilov hearing their final words.