It calculated the environmental impact of the warheads it knew had exploded. The expected fires yielded considerable dust and burnt carbon.
But MC355 needed more information. It took one of its electric service cars, used for ferrying components through the corridors, and dispatched it with a mobile camera fixed to the back platform. The car reached a hill overlooking Mobile Bay and gave a panoramic view.
The effects of a severe freezing were evident. Grass lay dead, gray. Brown, withered trees had limbs snapped off.
But Mobile appeared intact. The skyline MC355 froze the frame and replayed it. One of the buildings was shaking.