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How much of the planet's surface can the alien see if she is in the middle of one of the faces?
What about on one of the edges?
Or at a vertex?

Try to picture a route around the planet either in three dimensions or on a net. Can you be sure every point on the surface is visible from your route? Can you make a more efficient route? Some diagrams might help!