Chapter 8: The First Step into Space
Titan, also known as Titan, is a moon orbiting Saturn, the largest of Saturn's moons and the second largest in the solar system. It was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens on March 25, 1655, the first moon in the solar system after Jupiter's Galilean moon.
It is the only moon in the solar system with a thick atmosphere, so it is highly suspected of life, and scientists have speculated that methane in the atmosphere may be the basis for life.
After a bumpy ride, the ship finally passed through the thick clouds and landed on a small piece of land.
Putting on protective clothing, Zhou Xing walked out of the spaceship, the first feeling was that it was wild, except for the rugged rocks under his feet, all around him were lakes like stagnant water, which were so quiet that people could not see any waves, and in the distance, there was black and dark everywhere, only occasionally a glimmer of light sprinkled from the sky, which could be a little blue.
The sky was a brilliant orange, in stark contrast to the dead silence of the ground, and from time to time the rolling clouds would glow like a flash of swordlight, and the electric light would roll, just like the earth billions of years ago.
What a wild and vibrant world!
Zhou Xing tapped the surface of the water with his foot, and the lake surface was concave by a small piece, and when he lifted it, a small piece was attached to his foot, and it bounced back half a foot high.
It's sticky!
"The lake is mainly composed of liquid methane, with small amounts of acetylene and dissolved nitrogen, and if we analyze it from an environmental point of view, it will take at least another billion years for humans to colonize this planet. Gatt carried the test tube, shook the viscous liquid inside, and said to Zhou Xing: "Of course, if the evolution is not interrupted!"
Zhou Xing was silent, still too anxious, whether it was technology or planet, he was not ready.
Two years of development have laid a solid foundation and made Zhou Xing's heart grow!
Whenever he faces the vast sea of stars, he always can't hold back the excitement in his heart, when will he be able to fly?
What he has to do this time is to inspect the state of these planets on the spot to see if there is any need to make some preliminary preparations, and if the technology is mature later, he can directly speed up the process.
A moon like this, which claims to be the most suitable for human migration, is in its current state and cannot allow human beings to survive, let alone Mars.
But interstellar migration is a long-term plan that could take generations or even centuries, and if the first step is not taken, humanity will be trapped on Earth forever.
Breaking this deadlock, even establishing a foothold in the solar system, would be extremely exciting!
Titan is too small, if you really want to emigrate, a big country will fill it, and his real target is a terrestrial planet within fifty light years around, this distance, even if you don't have to jump in space, the time of interstellar migration can be tolerated.
Space jumping is too demanding for spaceships, and the energy density is even greater, and it is still a little difficult to build with the technology on Tinder.
"It's not impossible. Zorro opened the interstellar map in his palm and expanded to the surroundings of Saturn, "There are dozens of moons of Saturn, and this number six is indeed the most suitable, but there is still some way to go." ”
"But I found an interesting phenomenon, these satellites are almost identical, and each satellite has its own characteristics. Take this one, for example. "Zorro, a satellite suddenly lit up, and the image was zoomed in to the top, a long rock satellite.
"This satellite is covered with ice except for rocks, and if it is used properly, at least in the early days, there is no need to worry about water problems!"
"Another example is this. Zorro clicked on another one, "This is rich in iron ore and can be used as an initial source of material." ”
"What do you mean?" Zhou Xing didn't quite understand.
Zorro Xue Zhou Xing snapped his fingers, pointed to the star map and explained in detail, "Titan is too small in terms of gravity and mass, and the others are even more useless, but together, it is a perfect space base!"
"Together?" Zhou Xing couldn't help but be shocked by the boldness of these aliens, building a base can still play like this!
"Well, theoretically speaking, it is not difficult, as long as the time and angle of the impact are calculated, it does not require too high technology to let them fuse with each other, and even we can hit them separately and fuse them into one! The most important thing is to grasp the angle and speed of the impact, and not let them deviate from the track. Gatt was excited, and he took Zorro's star map and continued to deduce.
The satellites on Saturn's periphery are completely chaotic, some of the satellites begin to change orbits, accelerate and collide with other satellites, and the periphery continues to merge, and some satellites fall towards Saturn.
Wow!
The image was restored, and Get, apparently unhappy with the deduction, began a new test.
The speed of image transformation is getting faster and faster, so that Zhou Xing can only see countless leaps of light in the back, there is not much time, Gatt has already carried out hundreds of deductions, the electronic eye is getting brighter and brighter, and the speed of his hand is so fast that it is incomparably fast.
"Zorro, you are really a genius, according to the 496 plan, we can get a super-large moon, the volume is about twice that of the moon, the atmospheric pressure is 1.1 times that of the earth, and the temperature is a little lower, but it can be adjusted by local methods, and there are still a lot of resources that can be used on Saturn. ”
Like a machine gun, Getter kept talking, "I think we can get to work!"
Zhou Xing heard the clouds and mountains and fog cover, this is not how much, can you start work?
Zorro got the plan, pondered carefully for a while, nodded and said: "The feasibility is indeed very high, it is worth a try, if the layout is appropriate, the first batch of staff immigration can be considered within a few years." ”
Zorro opened the star map and explained it to Zhou Xing in detail, but there was nothing particularly difficult.
The first step is to fuse the satellites together as much as possible through orbit change impact, which generates enough energy to promote satellite fusion in a short period of time.
The second step, environmental transformation, will be a long process, but Titan is rich in energy, as long as the clouds and sunlight are controlled, it is not difficult to build a city suitable for human survival on it, not to mention methane, a clean energy, not to mention the convenience of use, the carbon dioxide and water produced can change the composition of the atmosphere.
As for the third step, which is expansion, it is a long-term project, and Titan's capabilities alone are no longer enough to support this project, but don't forget, it is only a satellite.
The massive Saturn is at the heart of this plan.
Although Saturn is not habitable, the resources contained in it are by no means comparable to several moons, and in the first step, Getter has planned to put mining vehicles on the surface of Saturn to obtain energy to propel the satellites to change orbits, which is also the core element of this plan: metallic hydrogen!
Metallic hydrogen is a high-density energy storage material, and the amount on Saturn is innumerable, at least for the time being, it is the best source of energy, not to mention supporting satellite fusion, and even later, it is also the best source of energy.
As long as the first step is established, the follow-up is really simple.
Gate has even figured out how to transport energy, some kind of multi-wing transport ship of the Federation, which can use the superstorm on Saturn to accelerate and get rid of its strong gravitational pull and achieve maximum transportation with a small amount of energy.
Even Zhou Xing, a layman, can hear that the feasibility of this plan is very high!
"In this matter, we can also consult the old spirits and Rebecca, the old spirits are unsurpassed in terms of biological modification, as for Reperka, the superstorm on Saturn is probably the kindest breeze for her!"