While Boeing and Rockdain were entangled in their dilemma, the Isis No. 1 was making its steadfast way towards the Kuom Impact Crater.
The time it took for the Isis No. 1 to transform from a Mars probe into a Moon probe was short, and although the launch went smoothly, it still suffered from teething problems akin to adapting to new soil and water conditions.
The most troublesome issue was the temperature. Isis No. 1 wasn't afraid of the cold—the low temperatures of both the Moon and Mars were well within its original endurance limits—, and it could just hibernate if it got too cold.
But the heat was problematic: a lunar day lasts 28 Earth days, half of which the surface is exposed to direct, unattenuated solar radiation, driving temperatures above 100 degrees Celsius.
