Chapter 448: Mercury Separation Project
As soon as these words came out, the scientists in the first row of the audience were in a state of madness, especially the astrophysicists, who knew that with the current science and technology, it was theoretically possible to achieve this, but it would take several years to achieve, and it would never be completed in nine days.
A NASA astronomer stood up and said: "Dear Prophet Fang Qi, we still have a number of 'gravity tractors' in our space agency, which were originally made to deal with those asteroids that are about to hit the earth, but objects as big as Mercury, they cannot change their orbit in a short time, or it will take a hundred years for the gravity tractor to reduce the potential energy of Mercury's orbit and allow Mercury to be captured by the sun's gravity."
I'm sorry, Prophet Fang, but I now understand why you came to us for this meeting, but there's really nothing we can do. ”
There was a lot of talk in the audience, and the leaders of the world did not understand what it was to let Mercury fall into the sun. John patted Kip, who was sitting in front of him, and asked, "Can Mercury really fall into the sun?"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding leaders all turned their eyes.
Kip replied with a frown, "It can be done." Mercury is one of the eight planets in the solar system and the closest planet to the Sun, separated by only 57 million kilometers. The reason why the eight planets revolve around the sun is that they are not attracted by the gravitational pull of the sun, you can understand that the centrifugal force of the planets' rotation just cancels out the gravitational pull of the sun. So, as long as the revolution slows down and the centrifugal force decreases, the sun's gravitational pull will keep pulling the planets closer.
To use a simple analogy, our artificial satellite is constantly orbiting the Earth, and the orbital potential energy cancels out the Earth's gravitational pull, allowing it to revolve around the Earth all the time. However, if an asteroid passes by the satellite in the opposite direction of its rotation, due to the interaction of gravity, the satellite will be subjected to the force in the opposite direction, and after the orbital potential energy is reduced, it will be attracted by the earth's gravity and gradually fall to the surface.
We have long calculated that if the earth suddenly stops orbiting, it will take only 64 and a half days for the earth to hit the sun. If Mercury stops orbiting, it will hit the Sun in 15 and a half days. And the sun is a melting pot, and all eight planets will melt if they collide.
NASA began building a 'gravity tractor' a few years ago, also known as a 'gravity tractor'. It has a large mass, the lightest should also weigh ten tons, in order to be able to generate a weak gravitational force, change the trajectory of the asteroid, and avoid the asteroid hitting the earth.
The principle is also very simple, the gravitational tractor will fly around the target asteroid, slowly pull the asteroid with a small gravitational pull, and after a few years will deviate the asteroid from its original orbit and avoid crashing into the Earth.
In general, gravity tractors need to be launched decades in advance to achieve results. If you want to reduce the potential energy of Mercury's orbit, all NASA's gravity tractors need to constantly fly over Mercury in the opposite direction to 'pull' Mercury to reduce its orbital speed. But for a star like Mercury, even under the best conditions, NASA's gravity tractor will not see practical results after a hundred years of operation, because the gravitational pull it produces is so small that it takes a long time to achieve its goal.
Not to mention the slow results of gravity tractors, with our current space technology, we can't send them to Mercury in nine days. ”
Kip's detailed explanation made the leaders finally understand that pushing Mercury to the Sun is a long and huge project for humanity, and it simply cannot be completed in a short time.
After the people in the venue discussed for a while, Fang Qicai said to the first row of astrophysicists: "I have formulated a plan to destroy Mercury, and I don't need you to come up with a plan, but I just want you to understand this plan and assist me in conducting simulation experiments together." ”
As soon as these words came out, all the scientists stood up in shock.
"How can you get to Mercury in nine days?" Kip asked hurriedly.
"Nine Days?" Fang Qi shook his head and smiled, "We can reach Mercury in 400 seconds at the earliest." ”
"400 seconds !!"
The audience was shocked, and Kip stammered a little, "This, this, this is close to the speed of light, how did you do it?"
"There is a dragon descendant in the Transcendental Realm, Drassus, who can fly alone and reach sub-light speeds. ”
Fang Qi deliberately did not tell Drassus's life experience, people have always thought that the European evil dragon is a creature on the earth, but they don't know that Drassus is actually from the heavenly realm.
"Sub-light speed...... It's unimaginable. Kip was surprised, then said, "Can we let Drassus drop a nuclear bomb on Mercury and destroy the Youth League there, just as you did the Youth League here?"
Fang Qi shook his head and looked at the leaders of the countries in the audience, "Let me ask the heads of state, how many nuclear bombs do you still have in your respective domestic reserves?"
The leaders of all countries blushed, and the nuclear bombs they had stockpiled were almost exhausted during World War III, and they were all used to fight themselves. And when the Youth League came, all countries used the remaining nuclear bombs. Affected by the war, the production capacity of nuclear bombs in various countries has also dropped significantly, and it is impossible to make a few nuclear bombs in nine days.
Kip saw the expressions of the leaders of various countries and knew that this plan was probably hopeless, and he said: "I heard that the stargate of the Youth League will be affected by the electromagnetic pulse, can we use EMP* to interfere with the stargate on Mercury?"
"The electromagnetic pulse can indeed interfere with the stargate, and the stargate on Earth is closed by the electromagnetic pulse, and there is not enough energy on the earth for it to repair itself. However, the energy absorbed by the gate on Mercury comes from solar radiation, and even if we destroy its internal structure with EMP, it will not be long before it absorbs solar radiation and recovers again. ”
"So what are we going to do?"
"As I said, my plan is to push Mercury into the Sun. Now, I will introduce you to Huang Zhengnangong Yulun from our Xuanyuan Palace, who is the main executor of the plan. ”
Nangong Yulun, who was beside Fang Qi, stood up, and the eyes of the audience were focused on this graceful woman.
At this moment, Nangong Yulun also felt a great pressure, as if the hope of all mankind had fallen on his shoulders.
Fang Qi only found her last night and told her this unbelievable plan, and the key to this plan was only her.
The huge projection screen shows the trajectory of the eight planets of the solar system, and Mercury is the smallest of them, with a radius of only 2,440 kilometers, which is close to the size of the moon.
Fang Qi continued: "The geological environment of Mercury is not complicated, it is composed of about 70% metal and 30% silicate materials, and silicates are also classified as earth elements in the transcendent realm. My plan is to isolate a portion of Mercury's silicates from Huang Zheng and eject them like a multi-stage rocket, and this part of the silicate will fly towards the outer solar system, while the rest of Mercury will be pushed into the sun by the reaction force.
We have observed that all the troops of the Youth League are stationed in the western hemisphere of Mercury around the Star Sky Tree, and Nangong Yulun will go to the eastern hemisphere of Mercury, and in the night of Mercury, use the 'Spirit Gathering Array' laid there to stimulate the silicates in the eastern hemisphere for catapulting.
Mercury will be divided into two parts, proportional in size to a ping-pong ball and a soccer ball, with the ping-pong ball flying out of the solar system and the soccer ball crashing into the melting pot.
It's a spectacular project, but it only takes one person to carry it out. The stakes are high, and I need scholars to do the math with me before I act.
At the moment, Drassus has taken all the source stones we have collected to Mercury to set up the array, and due to the massive mass, Drassus's speed has been greatly reduced, and he will not be able to return until seven days later. On the eighth day, we will carry out the plan, and if it succeeds, Mercury will hit the Sun in one day.
Remember, we only have one chance, and the next nine days will be the nine days that are crucial for humanity. ”