Chapter 296: Arrival
Infinite particles collide here, and endless energy intertwines, cancels out, and merges, eventually forming a huge column of air in the shape of a huge updraft. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis column of air cannot be seen outside the planet, only a vague eye-like void can be seen.
The center of the air column is empty, which is why the outside may see the void.
Here, it is one of the core nodes of the planet's energy cycle, and it is the center of the Great Red Spot!
Like a tornado, its eye is calmer most of the time. However, tornadoes are mobile, while the Great Red Spot air column is fixed. After all, the two are different, and there are also a few times when the Great Red Spot Air Column is more dangerous in the center than on the outside.
And the base is at the bottom of the hollow in the center of this air column, below the surface of Jupiter.
The closer the ship got to the air column, the more horrified people became!
The air pillar, like the mythical and legendary Buzhou Mountain, stands up to the sky and the earth!
In the observation room, Zhou Yu was introducing the basic parameters of the air column to the women: "This air column is a phenomenon produced by the interweaving of the planet's energy cycle, and for countless years, Jupiter's energy cycle tends to be regular, and the position and shape of the air column have become what it is now." According to the on-the-spot detection of the base, the air column is large at the top and small at the bottom, with a height of 28,000 kilometers, a maximum diameter of more than 3,000 kilometers, and a minimum diameter of 600 kilometers at the bottom. ”
"The thickness of the air column, on average, is about 100 kilometers, that is, the internal cavities are very large. The bottom of the cavity also has a diameter of four hundred kilometers. ”
Zhou Yu's words were heard by everyone through the spacecraft's sound transmission system.
"The air column rotates very fast, and the speed is about five revolutions per second. My base is built at the bottom of the cavern in the center of the air column, and now only the underground part has been built, and the surface part has not yet been built. ”
"The hollow in the center of the air column is calm most of the time. However, after nearly a year of observation and recording at the base, about every three months, the cavity inside the air column will regularly riot with energy, producing the most violent thunderstorm phenomenon on the entire Jupiter. ”
"Therefore, the construction of the ground base must wait for me to solve the problem of Jupiter's energy circulation before we can start it."
"We're going to go through the air column now, into the air column cavity. Because the air column is large at the top and small at the bottom, the centrifugal force at the upper part is stronger, so we have to pass through from the bottom. ”
"The ship began to lower altitude."
As the altitude of the spacecraft decreases, the environment on the surface of Jupiter jumps into view!
Desolation!
The desolation was incredible, not even the dust could be seen, it seemed to be smooth, and the surface took on a strange pale brownish red.
Zhou Yu's voice came out again: "The surface of Jupiter is dominated by hydrogen, and most of it is solid hydrogen, which is white. The temperature on the surface of Jupiter is very low, minus 1670 degrees, and if everyone walks out of the spacecraft now, they will freeze to death in an instant. ”
But because Jupiter's energy cycle is so violent and disordered, depending on its latitude, the energy cycle produces roughly parallel bands, similar to the division of the temperate tropics on Earth. Between each band, energy collides and rubs against each other, forming a disordered storm thunder that dissolves or rolls up the solid hydrogen on the ground, revealing a circle of red bands. That's Jupiter's original color. ”
"And the land under our feet is the most significant. This is the Great Red Spot, where the energy collision is most intense, and there may have been white solid hydrogen on the ground many years ago, but it was all stripped away. According to the base's testing, the atmosphere in this area, as well as the air column, contains very high levels of hydrogen. ”
"Alright, we're about to enter the air column, be careful."
In the eyes of all those in the observation room, the column of air seen in the distance has now turned into a gray-white wall of qi! And it's running in a counterclockwise direction.
"There are a lot of small and small substances in the air column, and in the process of passing through the air column, they will hit the spaceship. But rest assured, this level of impact will not have much impact on the spacecraft. ”
Of course there is no impact. If so, how did the ship get back to Earth from here?
"However, because of the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the air column, the spacecraft will be unstable, so please be prepared, there may be vibrations inside the spacecraft."
As soon as the words fell, the tremors began.
Standing in the observation room and looking out, it was as if white gas was passing in front of me, and it was like a big river, and the spacecraft was shuttling through the rapidly flowing river.
From the outside, after the spacecraft enters the range of the air column, it can no longer move in a straight line, but follows the direction of the air column, showing an arc trajectory, and it is difficult to drill into the air column.
In about a minute, the spaceship shook violently, and finally, out of the influence of the air column, entered the inner cavity!
Only then did Zhou Yu let out a long breath.
It's safe.
Everyone cheered, including the people on the planet who were watching the live stream!
The heart was frightened all the way, and at this time, it finally fell.
The ship's speed continued to decrease, streaking against the brown-red ground, and after a minute or so, the base was in sight.
Jupiter's base is built inside a mountain on Jupiter's surface.
This mountain is also a miracle - its formation, according to calculations, should be in the process of the rotation of the air column, gradually swept away the material on the surface of the surrounding planet, and because the power of the air column in the central area could not be reached, so gradually, the periphery decreased, and the middle protruded, forming a mountain almost similar to the shape of the air column.
The base is located at the foot of this mountain.
The speed of the spacecraft is even slower, and in space, the speed of the spacecraft is thirty times the speed of the third universe, that is, an average of nearly five hundred kilometers per second. When entering the ring belt, the speed is reduced to about 200 kilometers per second. After entering the atmosphere, only a hundred kilometers per second remains. By the time it reaches the Great Red Spot range, it has been reduced to 50 kilometers per second, and when it enters the air column, the speed is reduced again, and only about 10 kilometers per second remains.
Now, about to enter the base, the speed has been reduced to several kilometers per second.
In the distance, in the lower part of the brown-red mountain, a blue-gray gate embedded in the mountain and completely different from the color of the mountain opened, and the speed of the spaceship slowed to a minimum, and slowly entered it.
Then, the gate closes.
"Whew..."
Zhou Yu's exhalation resounded throughout the spacecraft: "Welcome everyone to the Jupiter base safely, we, here!" ”
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"Well, Farmer Week, we don't need to wear spacesuits or something?"
Zhou Yu took everyone and headed towards the exit of the spaceship.
Jian Lin asked everyone's doubts.
Zhou Yu laughed: "Didn't I say that the environment inside the base is an earth-like environment, and the basic parameters such as air composition and gravity are similar to those of the earth, so the spacesuit is completely unnecessary." We need to experience what this base has to offer, not through a heavy, almost immobile spacesuit. That also seems that my Zhou someone is too incompetent, right? ”
Jian Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Finally, people took the lifting platform of the spaceship and left the interior of the spaceship in a nervous mood.
Zhou Yu stood there with a smile: "I didn't lie to everyone, right?" ”
Jian Lin raised his head and took a deep breath: "I have to admit, Farmer Zhou, you are too good!" ”
A thumbs up in unison.
"Awards, awards." Zhou Yu laughed: "Let's go, there is a smart sightseeing car over there, let's leave here first." ”
This is where the base's spaceship takes off and descends.
It's a huge platform, and it's almost impossible to see the edge!
The platform has a blue-gray metallic luster, faintly engraved with many fine lines - the surface of this base lifting platform has been paved with energy alloy.
After Zhou Yu researched the energy alloy earlier, he passed it through Nuwa and passed it to the main control intelligence of the base here, a sub-program of Nuwa.
With the abundant resources around the base, the base completed the transformation of the spacecraft landing platform early.
"This is the lifting platform for the spaceship, which can be called a dock in layman's terms." Zhou Yu smiled: "The area is 50,000 square kilometers, so you can't see the edge at a glance." ”
"50,000 square kilometers?!"
The crowd opened their mouths wide.
"And how big is your base?!" Joel couldn't help but ask.
"I'll have to ask how big it is." Zhou Yu smiled: "Mu Yi, how big is the total horizontal area of the base?" ”
Mu Yi is the main control intelligence of the base.
"Master, the total horizontal area of the Jupiter base is 160,000 square kilometers, of which the lifting platform covers an area of 50,000 square kilometers, the industrial area covers an area of 40,000 square kilometers, the agricultural area covers 50,000 square kilometers, and the living area covers 20,000 square kilometers."
"Hiss!!"
A series of gasping sounds, whether it was the people on the spot, or all the earthlings who were watching the live broadcast.
"160,000 square kilometers, days, comparable to a state in the United States or a province in Great Xia! That's too big, right? Jian Cong said incredulously.
"It's not too big, 160,000 square kilometers, and when you count it, the length and width are only 400 kilometers." After Zhou Yu said a word, he raised his head and looked at the ubiquitous wooden one: "So, the underground part of the entire hollow area has been opened?" ”
"Yes, master." Mu Yiyi: "The edge of the base has been connected with the inner edge of the red spot air column. ”
Zhou Yu bowed slightly.
"Farmer's Week, aren't you shocked?" Jian Lin really couldn't help it: "Your base only started last year, right?" It's not been a year yet, how..."
Zhou Yu smiled: "What's so strange about this? Isn't that technology? Science and technology are the primary productive forces. ”
He paused and said, "The resources within the Great Red Spot are extremely abundant," he was not prepared to hide these, and said bluntly: "As long as there are enough resources, I can quickly storm engineering robots, and it can become ten thousand in a hundred days." As long as there are enough engineering robots, there is nothing strange about the construction day and night, and there is nothing strange about this situation in the past year. ”
Well, the crowd was speechless.
"This is the legendary Riot Stream?" Jian Cong wiped his nose.
"Well, so to speak." Zhou Yu smiled: "Let's go, get in the car." ”
As soon as the people arrived, they boarded the intelligent sightseeing car that had been waiting for a long time - this car didn't even need a robot driver, and it was completely controlled by the base intelligent wooden one.
"Let's go to the living area first, arrange the food and lodging first, rest for a day, and then go to the industrial area and the agricultural area tomorrow to observe."