The contribution of the comet fragments to changing the Martian day was even harder to appreciate.

The Cloudlanders have the economic clout, too, and they also have access to free comet fragments.

Jess remained in position for three days, watching comet fragments slam into Golgen.

It is likely that he is being held somewhere in the primary impact zone for the first comet fragment.

Now all they had to get through was a dozen massive comet fragments smashing into the planet.

You're going to be getting bombarded by as many comet fragments as I am.

There's no evidence of impact with any comet fragments, either.

"Too late to stop the last comet fragment, Ensign?"

The only thing he doesn't know right now is exactly which comet fragments we need to deflect.

That, and the distant, hollow boom of comet fragments bursting not nearly far enough away.