"The third?"

The old cat put away his paws and nodded, "On Mars, there's a third TCU1524M temperature control processor, which I saw eight years ago. ”

"Where is it?"

"Chelome."

Tang Yue was stunned, Chelome? He struggled to recall the strange name, and only then did he vaguely remember that he had indeed heard of it...... But what is that? A rocket? A satellite? Or a detector?

After the Mars landing plan was in full swing, the unmanned probe was no longer in people's attention, especially after the opening of the Orion 1 and 2 buses, there were many probes who hitchhired on Mars, and even the Vatican commissioned Orion to bring a small lander, which did not undertake any scientific research tasks, but would only broadcast the Bible 24 hours a day, saying that it was to spread the gospel of Jehovah to the whole universe.

Unfortunately, the lander crashed while traversing the Martian atmosphere, and it seems that it will take some time for God's voice to reach Mars.

"The Russian-made Chelome Mars rover, launched in 2044, is carried by a cargo spacecraft." The old cat whispered, "There is a TCU1524M temperature control processor on that lander, its detailed number is TCU1524M2043071123, it is a different batch of products of the same model as this thing, and it can be completely universal." ”

"Wait...... What parts are on Maozi's detector and how do you know? ”

"Because I was involved in part of the design of that probe, I was consulted by Russian engineers when the Chelome probe was being built." The old cat replied, "There is this processor on the Chelome lander, and Intel TCU1542M is the most reliable temperature control chip so far, so Russia has specially ordered a batch from Intel and is dedicated to Mars exploration." ”

Tang Yue understood what the last method the old cat said was - to find the Cherome lander and remove the processor on its body.

"But where is the Chelome?" Tang Yue asked.

Although we know that there is a third TCU1542M temperature control processor on Mars, Mars is a huge sphere with a diameter of more than 3,300 kilometers and a surface area of more than 140 million square kilometers.

I don't know the detailed location, but searching for a small probe on a planet is a big pin in the Pacific Ocean.

What's more, the surface area of Mars is so large, if the landing site of that probe is thousands of kilometers away from Kunlun Station, how can Tang Yue get his hands on it?

"The exact location of the Chelomé is not recorded in Kunlun Station." The old cat shook his head, "I'll have to ask the Russian Space Agency for the detailed location." ”

"Where is there any Russian space agency now? Old man, the Qing Dynasty is dead, and the great Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has collapsed. Tang Yue spread his hands, "If the Russian Space Agency is still there, we should be on Earth at this time." ”

"Then find it yourself." "The main mission of the Cheromet is to assess the soil and water resources along the Ishidi Plain, so its landing site is not too far from the Kunlun station, and it should be within our reach......

Even if the search area is narrowed to the area of the Yihidi Plain, then this is still a huge area of hundreds of square kilometers, and it is impossible to search for a detector in such a large desert with Lao Mao and Tang Yue alone.

"How are you going to find it?" Tang Yue leaned over.

"Of course, it doesn't depend on the eyes, you have to find next year with the eyes." The old cat quickly turned on the computer, "We're going to shout at it if it's still alive...... will respond to us. ”

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“OK！ Mr. Cat, I'm in place and everything is fine with the communication system. Mai Dong floated in the core module, holding a wireless keyboard in his hand," said the Russian Cherome Mars rover...... Right? ”

"Yes!" The old cat nodded.

"It's been eight years, and it's still alive?" Tang Yue asked, "Can you receive our instructions?" ”

"In fact, the Cherome was hung up five years ago, and the probe was designed to last only 36 months, and it never reached the end of its life...... A massive sandstorm swept through the Cherome landing site, and the dust kicked up by the storm completely covered the probe's solar panels, and eventually the Cherome ran out of power and lost contact with the ground. The old cat said.

"The Cherome program is only a very inconspicuous part of the entire Roscosmos mission to Mars, the mission team is small, the budget is very limited, its main job is to assess the Martian soil and water resources, after the loss of contact, Roscosmos immediately abandoned the probe, announced the termination of the Cherome program, and disbanded the mission team, and it has been completely forgotten since then."

"Hung up five years ago?" Tang Yue was taken aback, "So the other party is an iron pimple that has been dead for many years?" And how does it respond to you? ”

"You think it's hanging, I don't think so." The old cat raised a paw and swung it, "Mai Dong? Ready to get started? ”

"The antenna is deploying!" Mai Dong replied, "I'm adjusting the pointing of the high-gain antenna...... Mr. Cat, what's the instruction? ”

"The command is КАТЮША."

"What?" Mai Dong and Tang Yue were stunned, and the old cat spit out a string of tongue-curling sounds that no one understood.

"Russian for Katyusha." "That's the Chelomé's wake-up command." ”

"You even know that?" Tang Yue glared.

"That's what all the probes in the entire Mars program of the Russian Space Agency told me after drinking too much vodka." The old cat said, "Miss Mai Dong, try this!" ”

Mai Dong nodded, and the Joint Space Station passed overhead from the Kunlun station, the gain antenna pointed at the Ishidi Plain, and the short Russian word "Katyusha" broadcast from orbit in the form of electromagnetic waves, and if the probe, named Chelome, was alive, it would receive this command and respond.

Lao Mao and Tang Yue are waiting for news.

Tang Yue's heart hung in the air, a probe that was abandoned five years ago, no one knows if it is really still working, this probability is very small, such a harsh environment on Mars, to say that it has been completely damaged Tang Yue is not surprised, the old cat is gambling, not all landers have a hard life like Opportunity, and they can be overserved by more than ten times.

The emperor has a spirit in the sky, bless it...... Tang Yuexin said.

Half a minute later.

"Mr. Cat! Tang Yue! Mai Dong's voice rang out in the channel, his tone tinged with surprise and surprise, "Greetings to the Cherome probe!" ”

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"It's incredible." Tang Yue sat down, wrapped in a blanket, "A detector that has been forgotten by people for five years is still tenaciously surviving...... Didn't you say that it was completely covered in sand and dust, and that the electricity was completely depleted? ”

"There's a watch on the Chelome, and this watch can go for ten years." "According to Chelome's original design, once the power reserves drop below the danger line, the detector will go into hibernation, shut down the computer and all the power consuming mechanisms, but the watch will go on and on, it will wake up the computer periodically, and once the solar panels are charged, the detector will wake up from its long sleep...... Do you remember that storm more than three months ago? ”

Tang Yue nodded, of course he remembered the super storm that swept through Kunlun Station, almost causing the Eagle spacecraft to fail to launch.

"Storms can lift up dust and at the same time sweep it away." "The storm three months ago probably blew the dust off the Cherome's battery panels and allowed them to recharge, so the probe woke up from its long sleep and continued its work...... A machine is such a thing, as long as you don't abandon it, it will never abandon you. ”