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THERE IS NOTHING AT THE POSTED COORDINATES SO I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING THERE. All containers have Rite in the Rain log sheets. When stopping please try not to interfere with the flow of traffic.

I remember how much I enjoyed watching the original Star Trek series when I was younger. Over the years I have continued to watch the various Star Trek series and movies and I have many favourite episodes and movies. This series of puzzles relates only to the 79 episodes of the original series not including the pilot episode.

Episode 32 - The Changeling

In this episode, the Enterprise investigates a distress call from the Malurian star system. Upon arrival, Spock reports no life readings from any of the 4 billion inhabitants, despite otherwise normal recent communications. The ship's shields are suddenly activated when a meter-long cylindrical object attacks with a powerful energy bolt equivalent to 90 photon torpedoes. Kirk orders return fire, but his weapon's energy is simply absorbed by the object. Following several more incoming attacks, and on the verge of his ship's destruction, Kirk hails the object. After several back-and-forth attempts, the object requests in-person communication with the Captain and allows itself to be beamed aboard the ship. The object identifies itself as "Nomad", and refers to Captain Kirk as "the Creator".

PUZZLE

Use the "Nomad MK-15c" NSSDC ID: xxxx-xxxb in the equations below to get the final coordinates.

A = the sum of the 7 digits represented by the x's above.

B = the product of the non-zero digits represented by the x's above.

N 43 53.abc where abc = (10 x B) - (4 x A)

W 079 17.def where def = 6 + (4 x B) - (2 x A)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Frnepuvat sbe Fgne Gerx Abznq fubhyq uryc. Gur qvtvgny ebbg bs gur sbhe qvtvgf sebz N naq O vf guerr. Pnpur: Thneq envy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)