Captain's log - Stardate 2261.572

Sulu's hobby might be poisonous plants, but he was the one that came up with a solution for hiding the tritanium from future scanners - a simple emitter set to produce a field effect that will alter readings from the planet enough that the tritanium will appear to be a worthless mineral. While Scotty is working on testing the emitter, Spock is determining how many of them will be needed and where they need to be placed.

We'll need to spend two more days in orbit, but the results will be worth it.