SpectroLingua_1

Color glyphs.

A sampling of an alien language based on the visible light spectrum. From a race of people with underdeveloped vocal cords; instead, they possess a natural mechanism for expressing color. They developed a complex, color-based language, including written glyphs for when color is either unavailable or impractical.

The astronauts discover the remnants of this race and their language and technology, within the caverns of the asteroid.