Chapter 148: The Power of Destruction (I)
Europa, also known as Europa.
Jupiter's sixth known planet and fourth largest moon. Discovered by Galileo in 1610.
It is called Europa because its distance from Jupiter is the second largest of all the moons.
It's a magical satellite.
It is so amazing that almost all astronauts are full of yearning for this satellite.
Because, this is a star of the sea......
Its surface is covered with a thick layer of ice, and underneath it, is a mild ocean.
Since life on Earth is born from the ocean, everyone has reason to believe that Europa, whose environment is very similar to the deep sea of the Earth, may also give birth to life!
Even internally, there was a highly developed civilization. Of course, this is highly unlikely.
If the existence of life can really be determined in Europa, then the entire human civilization will undergo earth-shaking changes in all aspects of society, form, philosophy, consciousness, way of thinking, and contradictory concepts.
There is no doubt that this will be the most colorful stroke in the entire history of human spaceflight.
NASA has also arranged for a veteran astronaut to prepare for Europa. It's a pity that the money is spent, and the most is spent, but they don't have their share at all......
In this regard, the staff within NASA was furious and gave Chen Yu an extreme evaluation: this is an extremely narrow-minded, selfish, racist who lacks international spirit and free will......
"Boom!"
Entering Europa, Chen Yu put down the ball of life, took a step back and said, "Please start your performance." ”
The two astronauts glanced at each other, skillfully connected the life-sustaining system, and decisively opened the closed lid of the sphere!
"Click... Click......"
But as soon as the lid was opened, before the two of them could react, Europa's pseudo-space environment made the lubricating fluid in the ball boil and sublimate! And then the extreme low temperature of minus 160 degrees Celsius caused the evaporated gases to freeze instantly, holding the two astronauts firmly in place, unable to move.
Inside the ball of life, the ice mist filled.
Beautiful, deadly......
"Damn. ”
One of the astronauts reacted very quickly and immediately closed the lid, and the air pressure and temperature in the ball quickly returned to normal temperature. The solid white mist also softens again, dripping in a liquid state.
In the temporary plan formulated by the Aerospace Research Institute, the problem of sublimation of lubricating fluid was considered, but it was not realized that the lubricating fluid could freeze so quickly in the future......
"Let's collect the liquid first. "By radio, an astronaut suggested.
"Good. ”
The two immediately opened the box, took out a professional collection container from it, and filled the lubricating liquid in the ball.
Chen Yu, who had been standing outside to observe, saw that the two were not in danger, so he turned to pay attention to the surrounding environment.
As far as the eye can see, Europa is a world of ice and snow. Reflects the rays of the distant sun with astonishing efficiency. If you stare at a certain place for a long time, you will be stinged by the reflective eyes.
Its surface is uneven, with many stranded glaciers and scattered outcrops.
Looking up, you can faintly see sparse layers of air and even clouds. Chen Yu speculated that it might be a mist formed by some liquid ammonia, driven by a thin methane wind.
[This is Europa? It's kind of pretty!]
[Except for Earth, Europa is the planet with the most water content in the solar system.] 】
[There is a lot of water, praise. 】
[The more water, the more likely life is to be born.] 】
[Is my brain sick?, why do you always feel like you're driving?]
[There's a question, why isn't this water captured by Jupiter's gravitational field?]
"Water does not mean life. 】
[Sorry, Europa has clay-type minerals!] Coupled with the temperature of the deep sea, the possibility of life is extremely high!, but humans have not been able to prove it yet.] 】
[Industry insiders are here, and many people in the academic community believe that there is life on Europa's seabed. 】
"It's a magical planet......"
Bending down and buckling down a piece of hard crushed ice slag, Chen Yu muttered to himself.
"Click!"
At this time, the lid of the ball of life was opened again, and the two astronauts emptied a large amount of lubricating fluid, and crawled out in embarrassment.
Since the astronauts couldn't communicate with Chen Yu verbally, they naturally didn't waste time and started working quickly.
The two have a clear division of labor, and one person takes out various equipment from the box and is responsible for building and erection.
The other man took out a sharp alloy pickaxe and an electric percussion drill and knocked on the ice to take a sample.
Because Jupiter's tidal gravitational pull on Europa sometimes tears through thick layers of ice on the surface, causing large amounts of deep-sea material to erupt, studying the composition of the deep sea can be analyzed without drilling holes in the ice. It's just not accurate.
As the work progressed, the number of people in the five live broadcast rooms rose wildly.
A significant number of these later audiences are the elite of the academic community, viewing the most important extraterrestrial operations in human history from a rigorous perspective......
Four minutes later, the astronauts pressed the sealing button excitedly, and the equipment was successfully activated, and began to survey the surrounding environment and activities under the ice. The device has two sending ports, one aimed at a microcomputer for two astronauts and one at Earth hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
This ensures that the information is secure. Don't be afraid of astronauts suffering accidents.
"It's done on my side. ”
"I'm here right away. "The astronauts of the shaved ice picked up.
"You...... The spacesuit is damaged. The astronaut who set up the equipment glanced at the other party's life support data, and said with an ugly face: "It was cut in the ball just now? ”
"Oh, maybe the ice slag cut it...... It doesn't matter, there are two more groups!"
"I'll help you. ”
"No! don't come here! The ice is too sharp. The shaved ice astronaut stopped the other from approaching, turned his head to look at the mist of gas leaking from his left waist, gritted his teeth, and swung his pickaxe vigorously against his scalp, throwing down pieces of crushed ice in the same area with subtle differences.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Knock ......"
With a single tap, the tear in the spacesuit became bigger and bigger. This caused him to simply break the jar and smash it with all his strength, wielding a pickaxe and chiseling it on the ice.
Not far away, Chen Yu saw this scene in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. Just point the camera firmly at this astronaut.
Since it is an interactive game, let's play it together according to the rules of the game.
Everyone's work, no matter how great, is to be done by themselves. It's a professional responsibility......
"Boom!!"
With a final crunch, the astronauts smashed two meters of ice, removed two sets of samples from the inside, and placed them in a special container.
"Come back soon, the PS indicator is too low. ”
"......" The astronaut glanced at his companion hesitantly, and instead of returning, he ran more than ten meters away, picking up a pickaxe and striking a bare rock.
"What the fuck are you going to do?"
"Don't come, right now! right now!"
Sweat on his forehead, he quickened his speed and chiseled a rock in his hand, then rushed towards the orb of life.
"Hurry up!"
Another astronaut strained open the lid and helped each other into the ball.
"Huh......" closed the lid, the shaved ice astronaut carefully put away the pickaxe, took off the helmet, exhaled deeply, and his excited face was deformed: "This is really the ball of life, more reliable than the spacecraft cabin." ”
"Why don't you want to die? I don't know how to change me?"
"Are you thinking about fart?" the astronaut pouted, "This is my own credit! Whoever grabbed me with a pickaxe and knocked him to death. And there are so many samples, if the institute doesn't give me a first-class credit, I'll throw them all away!"
Another astronaut also took off his helmet and laughed: "The communication is still on, and the command will hear it later." ”
"They can't hear me, and I'm talking about hair, and my partner and I are going to get married, hehe, the house is there this time. ”
“...... Aren't you talking to me?"
"Get out. ”