Chapter Ninety-Nine: Taking the First Step

It's a gravel, desert-filled planet with no stable bodies of liquid water. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the surface sand contains a large amount of hematite (iron oxide), it is full of rust red as far as the eye can see.

The atmosphere of Mars is extremely thin, and the sky is basically colorless.

Because there is a lot of brownish-red sand floating in the air, these dust particles scatter the red light in the sun, giving the Martian sky a faint orange-red color.

Although Mars' atmosphere is extremely thin, it is strong enough to support hurricanes and storms that can sweep across the planet for several months.

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"Let's wait a moment, let's check the external environment first."

"Air composition, carbon dioxide 95.3%, plus nitrogen 2.7%, argon 1.6%, trace oxygen 0.15% ......"

"Temperature -12C, shi~t, cold enough."

"Guys, the environmental conditions are okay, let's get ready to get out of the cabin."

"Poof~" The moment the isolation cabin opened, a sound of air pressure change sounded.

Since Frank is the captain of the operation, everyone suggested that he should be the first to set foot on Mars.

In this regard, Frank did not shirk, this is indeed the responsibility that a captain should bear and the honor he deserves.

"Okay, let me recall Armstrong's lines." Frank laughed as he made an exaggerated gesture of raising his right foot high.

“that's,one,small,step,for,man。 one,giant,leap,for,mankind! (It's a small step for me personally, but it's a giant leap for humanity.) )”

With that, Frank stepped on the crimson sand with his right foot raised in the air.

Yes, this is the first recorded time for humans to set foot on Mars (the world does not know the fact that NASA astronaut Nicholas once landed on Mars).

"ye~" "Well done. “

Although everyone was wearing extravehicular space suits, and the applause was completely inaudible, everyone couldn't help but clap their hands, or excited, envious, or jealous.

Soon, all 15 members of the Mars scientific exploration team walked out of the Quanyue Mars landing vehicle one by one.

Although he was wearing a bulky space suit, Yuan Haochen did not feel heavy, but felt very light.

Because the gravitational acceleration of Mars is only 3.72m/s^2, even with the addition of a spacesuit weighing 30 kilograms, it is only a little more than half the gravity level on Earth.

"Aha~" "Watch me have a big slam dunk~" "This feels so cool." ”

Many astronauts have already taken off one after another, testing the gravitational level of Mars with great interest.

Before setting off, the Interstellar Exploration Alliance had already discussed that the most effective way to walk on Mars was to take big strides by jumping, or to move in small steps with your feet in tow.

Yuan Haochen also tried to jump forward a few steps in a row, and actually jumped out of two meters in one step. It reminded him of the dynamic trampoline that his mother took him to the playground to play on when he was a child.

Through the helmet mask, Yuan looked at the sun in the sky that was approaching dusk.

Unlike on Earth, it was a pale blue sun.

The atmosphere of Mars is thin, and the dust particles are numerous and large, and because of the main Mir scattering, the scattering wavelength of red light is the same as the size of its own particles, so the sunset he sees will be blue.

"Let's fix the Izumi Moon first, if it is blown away by a hurricane, we will be in big trouble." Driver Keanu Reeves was the last to step out of the Izumizuki, and as soon as he walked out, he immediately started to get busy.

Of course, it is impossible for a hurricane to blow away the Izumitsuki, but for the sake of safety, it is necessary to do some necessary treatment of the Izumitsuki.

When Quanyue landed, the landing bracket was automatically set up, and what everyone had to do was to further fix the bracket on the ground of Mars.

It's a simple job, but the loose Martian sand and cumbersome spacesuits do cause a lot of trouble for everyone's fixation.

After all this, everyone has to rush to the location of the Martian habitation module as soon as possible before the sun sets, and quickly build the Martian habitation module.

The night on Mars is dark and cold.

Because the Martian habitation module landed nearly two kilometers away from the expected position, everyone had to jump like a team of frogs towards the Martian habitation module.

Two kilometers is not far, and the frogs quickly find their home.

On a gentle sandy slope, a large cylindrical metal chamber lies flat, the surface of the metal chamber is pitch black, caused by the large amount of heat generated by friction as it passes through the atmosphere.

At this time, the Mars habitation module has not yet been fully deployed, and this Mars habitation module is designed and manufactured by the Space Science Research Institute, so everyone is waiting for Huo Tianyu of the Space Science Research Institute to open it.

Huo Tianyu walked to the control door, first skillfully opened the safety valve, and a control panel hidden in the depths of the bulkhead quickly popped out.

Huo Tianyu's fingers jumped neatly on the control panel.

"Buzz~~~"

With a sustained roar of machinery, the Martian habitation module began to break apart along its four walls and expand outwards in a regular manner.

This process lasted about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, the Martian habitation module transforms into a cylindrical metal space with a diameter of about 20 meters and a height of 4 meters

"Welcome home, everyone, although this home is a little crowded." When the expansion of the Martian habitation module was completed, Huo Tianyu couldn't wait to open the airlock hatch.

This is the temporary home of the astronauts on Mars during this operation.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs. Although a little cramped, it has a completely self-contained survival system, including living spaces, workstations, and airlocks.

After the improvement and expansion of the Space Science Research Institute, the current Mars habitation module is enough to ensure that 15 people can live on Mars for more than 12 months.

Due to the small space of the airlock module, only five people can enter at a time, so everyone has to enter the Martian habitation module in batches.

"Look at the burn marks on this surface, our food won't burn to charcoal." Durunik, who was about to enter the airlock, asked with concern as he poked his finger at the outer wall of the Martian habitation module.

"You should care more about our scientific equipment than about food." Captain Frank shoved Durunik into the airlock.

Yuan Haochen also followed into the airlock cabin, which was just a transitional space.

When the airlock hatch is closed, the air inside will begin to be replaced.

Only when the air quality meets the requirements will the inner hatch be opened, allowing the astronauts to enter.

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