Chapter 55 Arrival on Mars

On September 10th, the first year of the new human calendar, after three months of sailing, Mars is close at hand.

According to Dr. Rimbaud's deceleration plan, after people threw a large amount of ore residue out of the spacecraft, the speed of the spacecraft did decrease. This shows that humans have mastered a new and efficient way of deceleration.

Don't underestimate this method of deceleration. In just a few seconds, ejecting a large amount of material can reduce the speed of a high-speed spacecraft to a low speed, from 28km/s to 1km/s. Human technology alone cannot achieve this.

In space, deceleration and acceleration are equally important and equally difficult.

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Now, landing on Mars has become what people are most concerned about. The observation observatory has become people's favorite place to stay, because from the observatory, you can see Mars, the orange-red planet. This large-scale red color is romantic and spectacular in the eyes of many people.

There are many couples who like to date at the observatory because this place is really nice...

In the newly built "big rice bucket" cafeteria, scientists are gathering in twos and threes to discuss landing on Mars.

Although there has been some human exploration of Mars, landing in person and looking at photos are two different experiences. Not only the general public, but scientists are also very excited.

"You see, Mars has a thin atmosphere, and the air pressure is about one percent that of the Earth. Mars' water resources are basically concentrated in the form of ice in the polar regions, so it is best for us to land at the North and South Pole of Mars." The middle-aged scientist looked at the photo and ate chicken fried with gluten on the plate.

Nowadays, Chinese food has become the mainstream food for many people because of its taste.

A scientist next to him frowned and said: "Water resources? You might be able to find them underground. I think it would be better to find a place with rich uranium resources to land. Energy is the way to go, Shinichi The first batch of power stations will be built soon. Once we have electricity, we will have everything!”

At this time, another female scientist eating pasta also said: "I also think it would be better to land in a place rich in mineral resources. We have a lot of things to build, such as new laboratories, new power plants, etc. Water can be slowed down, energy comes first.”

"No, without water, we can't build a large biosphere." The speaker was a biologist. Their biggest concern is to build a large biosphere. Without water, grasslands and parks have not yet been established.

At this time, a scientist who spent a lot of money to buy two small yellow croakers suddenly became elated after enjoying the food, "Anyway, no matter where we land, our Wild Wolf Design Bureau has already prepared it, and it will definitely happen." Let’s shine in this Mars operation!”

Another young scientist passed by. After hearing these words, he immediately puffed his beard and glared and said: "Who are the wild wolves? We Tesla... our points have already surpassed yours!"

"What? You are only temporarily surpassing us! Do you understand temporarily? Our results are just not yet available!"

The Wild Wolf people were really pissed to death, "Besides, you came up with that deceleration plan? It came with the spacecraft, so how can we say it was created by you? At most, you just discovered it earlier..."

"Okay, okay, eat quickly. Why are you making a fuss? Let's go up to the academic meeting and make a noise!" The middle-aged scientist at the beginning quickly stopped the two of them and persuaded them with a wry smile.

After two months, it can be said that the people from Wild Wolf and Tesla are in a fierce competition with each other, and they dislike each other.

In this regard, many scientists remain neutral and do not help each other. They have even established their own research institutes one after another, and the entire spacecraft has become a "two superpowers and multiple powers" pattern.

"You young people, what's the use of talking nonsense? The key depends on results. Whoever deciphers all the secrets of this spaceship, I, Ding Yidong, will be the first to be convinced!"

At this time, Professor Ding Yidong was about to leave when he heard two people arguing and said something quietly.

After hearing these words, the other scientists all fell silent, and some were still smiling bitterly.

This spaceship is really unknown if you don’t study it. Once you study it, it becomes like a god. Because its technological content is so far behind human technology, current science is almost unable to explain it, and people can only make blind guesses.

The "beyond deceleration plan" is just based on some reasonable speculations and then confirmed by experiments.

Human beings simply do not understand the nature of it, just like a blind man crossing a river and accidentally touching a stone. What is vacuum zero-point energy? I'm just giving myself an explanation. The research reports are basically just guesses and cannot be confirmed.

Everyone knows this very well, and they just reluctantly find an explanation to comfort themselves. I want to ask how it is implemented specifically? I do not know……

Human beings now seem to be in a mountain of gold and silver, but cannot use it. Everyone is extremely anxious. Each gold nugget is as big as a house, and getting one can make humanity rich. But human strength is like an ant, unable to lift any piece of gold.

It’s frustrating for a scientist to see something but not understand it. Therefore, you can often hear the roars of some physicists...especially those from Tesla and Wild Wolf, who compete with each other, but are unable to do anything about the spacecraft, and their tempers are very hot...

"Let's continue the topic just now." The middle-aged scientist smiled, "Personally, I think it's better to land at the North and South Poles. The North and South Poles are so big, there must be water, and maybe mineral deposits... It would be great if there were such places."

"A small number of people must land for scientific research before considering the landing of Noah."

"That's true."

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At 2:33 pm, the Noah spacecraft, which was in a low-speed state, was officially captured by the gravity of Mars and began to rotate around Mars.

If the earth is a blue star, then Mars is a red star. The scenery seen from space is completely different.

As the speed further decreased, Noah even touched the atmosphere above Mars. The surface of the spacecraft basically did not heat up because there was almost no friction. However, the observation room, engine, power room and other devices mounted outside would still heat up, but people had already prepared protective devices and they could still be used normally.

As expected, Noah would float in the atmosphere of Mars due to the buoyancy of the air.

Because its density is too low, too low. A 15-kilometer sphere has a mass of only 1.03 million tons, and its density is equivalent to 0.000073 kilograms per cubic meter! This density is much lower than that of a hydrogen balloon!

This means that as long as there is a little atmosphere, the air buoyancy of Noah can offset the gravity, and it will float above the atmosphere. It is a miracle that the density of a large spacecraft is so small. This is the technology that people cannot understand.

If you want to make it sink, it is also very simple. Just mount more and heavier things on the outside of the spacecraft.

Yu Yifeng was holding a landing meeting at this time. It has been a long time. The basic plan has been formulated, and the North Pole of Mars was chosen. Because there are many mountains in the Antarctic region, while the North Pole is relatively flat, the terrain is more suitable.

Now there is only the problem of personnel. Because people are very enthusiastic, even too enthusiastic, everyone wants to go. Alas... do they think it is a tourist vacation?

A lot of scientists are talking about it, and they all want to be a member of the Mars expedition team.

"Dr. Roman, you will be the leader of this expedition." After thinking for a while, Yu Yifeng directly named him. Dr. Roman, the former chief biologist in the lunar base, has good prestige and personal ability.

"No problem." Roman said immediately, feeling extremely happy. He was still thinking about whether there was life on Mars, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would come immediately.

Now, people are even more anxious, and some even want to stand up from their seats.

"Mr. Yu, we can definitely do it!"

"Believe us!"

"... I have experience in geological surveys!"

Hearing this, Yu Yifeng couldn't directly hinder people's enthusiasm, so he could only shake his head and say, "Let's do this. The first batch of scientific expedition teams is tentatively scheduled to be 500 people, which is not a small number. Scientists, geologists, miners, doctors, and soldiers must be included, and they must bring enough food and mechanical equipment... I will let the Victory spacecraft come and go several times, and the supplies will be supplied."

"Everyone fill out a volunteer form first, and we will select as appropriate."

Hearing this news, the scientists were immediately delighted. Five hundred people, the chance is not small. They repeatedly assured Yu Yifeng that they would complete the mission and report to their superiors in a timely manner.

"Do you understand the mission of this survey? In the Arctic region of Mars, find a place with water, minerals, and energy as the landing point of Noah... Also, investigate the possibility of life on Mars and eliminate potential dangers. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"