Chapter 174: Natural "Boiling Water" Planet

It is a yellow dwarf star with a mass of 1.05 solar masses and slightly more light intensity than the sun. It looks unremarkable, just the most ordinary star.

However, it was carefully selected from hundreds of surrounding stars, because it is a veritable "ocean planet" near this star!

This kind of oceanic planet, full of water resources, is not uncommon in the Milky Way. For example...... Once upon a time, Europa. Europa has a thick crust of ice, and it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 50 kilometers of water under the crust!

But this ocean planet is slightly different from the ordinary......

Soon, the Pangu slowly approached the target position......

This planet has a large mass moon, and in order to avoid the gravitational pull of Pangu itself, a series of gravitational battles with the satellite occurred, and the battle star flew to the other side of the planet. Let this ocean planet isolate the two.

Only then did Pangu turn on its planetary-class engines, trying to maintain a certain linear velocity throughout its orbit, using centrifugal force to counteract the gravitational force it was experiencing.

“…… Pangea's orbital altitude and linear velocity will be the same as that of the natural satellite. In this way, the two sides will never meet, and the confusion caused by gravity will be minimized. ”

Immediately afterward, a large number of spaceships, loaded with survey robots, flew down quickly.

They are trying to investigate the specifics of this oceanic planet.

A week later, the entire pumping project began to be built up rapidly.

“…… As you can see, we want to pump water from this oceanic planet. There are a total of 46,000 kilometers of transportation pipelines in the middle, and there are more than 600 transit ships! In the face of such a huge project, I am also inexplicably excited! ”

"Here are the special guests...... Mr. Smith, give us a detailed overview of the whole project. ”

The latest episode of the current affairs program is broadcasting, which is the project that Pangu is currently vigorously promoting - the construction of the "water world" on the surface of the planet!

It was a middle-aged man who took the stage, and it was clear that he had been preparing for a long time. After he took the stage, he clicked out a three-dimensional image from the screen, which was a simulation of the entire water world project after completion.

"Hello everyone, according to the whole plan, we will probably have to pump one billion tons of water resources to meet the needs of the entire water world project. At that time, the surface of Pangu will be covered with a two-kilometer-thick layer of water......"

"This layer of water resources will form a large ecological region. On the surface of the battle star, seven continents and eight oceans will be formed, with oceans and lakes...... It wasn't as slick as it is now. ”

Ocean Planet, as the name suggests, has a super-large ocean. According to satellite detections, the depth of the planet's oceans is ...... 1300 km!

Yes, read that right, 1300 km!

With so much water, the new human plan to extract this is just a drop in the bucket.

The entire satellite image shows it to be azure in the full sense of the word, without any green or yellow. It's like an oversized piece of pure sapphire, floating quietly in the universe, and it is extremely beautiful.

This beauty has also aroused the strong desire of ordinary people to travel.

But many things, which look beautiful, are not as beautiful as they imagined. Don't be surprised that this planet, which is full of water, does not give birth to any meaningful life, because it is really ...... It's too hot, it's too hot!

The temperature of the direct surface of the sun is above 300 degrees Celsius! The whole ocean is almost boiling, how can this be traveled?

Mr. Smith, the engineer, explained with a smile: "...... The planet's atmosphere is too thick and too well insulated. Excessive temperatures cause water vapor to evaporate in large quantities. However, the evaporation of water vapor as a greenhouse gas exacerbates the greenhouse effect and makes the planet hotter. ”

"So there's a vicious cycle, the planet gets too hot, and the water evaporates a lot, and the water vapor makes the planet hotter. The temperature of the entire planet began to get out of control on a large scale and became what it is now. ”

"As you can see, the superficial layer of the planet's oceans is almost boiling...... It is a veritable planet that boils water for itself. ”

"Look, the water on the ocean is boiling! It looks like Venus! Also like an enlarged version of a boiling kettle. ”

In the process of explaining, as the camera expands, the entire construction site is almost clear at a glance. In a boiling environment, there are still many robots shuttling back and forth, carrying large quantities of material. More than a dozen aircraft carriers, floating on the water, served as temporary industrial bases.

Because the water vapor was too high and the temperature was too high, a layer of water mist soon appeared in the shooting footage.

It's hot, it's too hot! Putting machines into operation in this environment is also a little more difficult for the new humans of the interstellar age.

The audience at the scene seemed to see the footage of "working in the boiling" for the first time, and the desire to travel was completely lost. Suddenly, there was a discussion in the venue.

The universe is so big that there are no surprises, and this planet, on the sunny side, that is, during the day, is simply hot to death. At night, because the temperature drops slightly, the water vapor condenses and it rains, and it is almost always very heavy every day......

This peculiar sight aroused everyone's curiosity.

Why did scientists choose such a planet to pump water, what are the engineering difficulties, etc......

The on-screen work continues...... Just a pillar that stretched out of the sky was incredible. These pillars are all hollow and are the main pumps of this project. In order to pump water into space in large quantities, there is even a built-in anti-gravity machine, which can be said to be the most advanced pumping pump.

Soon, Engineer Smith revealed the whole reason: "We chose such a planet, of course, for a reason. Because it is an all-natural boiling kettle, it is safe, efficient and pollution-free! ”

"Yes, you read that right, the water that comes up is drinkable...... There are no microorganisms and the mineral composition is up to standard...... It is almost pure water and can be easily absorbed by the body. ”

"I'm sure it's cleaner and more natural than any plain water."

Engineer Smith's words amused everyone in the audience.

But what he said is also true, such a natural "boiling water" planet is indeed more convenient and faster than a living planet.

If you find a random living planet and extract a lot of water, it will be endless! Not to mention the miscellaneous mineral components, the endless microorganisms alone are enough to eat people's pots.

New humans have strong immunity, which may be fine, but the entire ecosystem, plus lizards or red horns, is likely to be invaded by creatures. What if these guys are sick, not yet treated by new humans?

At that time, the new human beings may have to struggle for a long time in sterilization and antivirus...... All kinds of strange microorganisms, if you want to go extinct, how easy is it to talk about it? How many brain cells are wasted?

It's not worth it!

"So, we simply picked such a planet......"

After the show was broadcast this time, it immediately caused a huge sensation! People's attention is mainly focused on the series of ecosystems born after the completion of the Water World Project.

The New Citizens of Humanity had known about this plan for a long time, but it still had a very strong reaction.

The current Pangu has a smooth surface, which is not much different from the former moon, except that there are more industrial equipment on the surface. And the Pangu has no atmosphere, and the blue sky and white clouds don't think too much. Every staff member had to live in a closed room, which was far less comfortable than living in the Noah.

But now, the real ecological environment is finally starting to be established!

If the whole project is really completed, there is better, larger land to live in, who wouldn't want to? Who isn't happy?