Chapter 4: Sandstorms
At this moment, there are also numerous impact craters on Mars. Even when Chen Yue stayed in the orbit of Mars, a meteorite the size of a house from the earth crashed into Mars at high speed.
It dragged a long tail of flame through the Martian atmosphere, like a meteor on Earth. Then it slammed into the surface of Mars, smashing a large crater.
Chen Yue was secretly frightened.
"I have to move a little faster. Otherwise, the Martian base would have been hit by a meteorite, and I would have nothing. ”
Under Chen Yue's operation, the belly of the Luminous spacecraft opened, and the landing module was released.
Before that, Chen Yue had already activated its internal control system, and then he could control it remotely.
With a total volume of about the size of a room and a total of less than twenty cubic meters of internal space, the landing module left the Glowing spacecraft a little, and with the flames ejected from its tail, it quickly landed towards the huge Mars below.
The Glowing Monster moved away. However, even if he was far away, even if he went around to the other side of Mars, Chen Yue was not worried about losing contact with the landing module.
Because at the moment, there are more than 20 artificial satellites orbiting around Mars. They include geological exploration satellites, meteorological satellites, exploration satellites, etc., and, most importantly, communication relay satellites.
Chen Yue can keep in touch with the landing capsule through them.
When leaving Mars, Chen Yue also had to take these moons with him.
In this case, the landing module quickly fell. After the distance is reduced to a certain extent, the parachute opens, and the thrust reverser opens. As a result, the landing capsule, with a total mass of nearly ten tons, landed steadily in the predetermined position.
In physics, the words mass and weight have different meanings.
Mass is an intrinsic property of an object. For example, if the mass of a piece of steel is one ton, then no matter what the environment, its mass is one ton and will not change.
But the weight changes.
On Earth it weighs a ton, but on the Moon, because of the low gravitational pull of the Moon, its weight is only about 166 kilograms, and on Mars, it is about 380 kilograms.
Therefore, the landing module, with a total mass of nearly 10 tons, weighs only about 3.8 tons on Mars. This means that taking off and landing on Mars consumes less fuel than taking off and landing on Earth.
Before the landing module landed, Chen Yue had already made contact with the Mars base and obtained permission through the remote control system.
At this moment, looking at the layout and environment inside the Mars base through the cameras inside the Mars base, and feeling everything about the Mars base through the nearly 10,000 sensors installed everywhere, Chen Yue was once again full of emotion in his heart.
I think back to when I lived here a few years ago, I looked forward to returning to Earth as soon as possible every day. Now, the earth is gone, and I have to go back here again.
Using the remote control system of the Mars base as a relay, Chen Yue then got in touch with various facilities in the base.
Very good.
After all the years, this place still remains the same as when I left, and nothing has changed. The facilities and equipment are also well preserved and can operate normally.
So for the first time, Chen Yue had a "body" that was dexterous and free enough, except for the mechanical arm on the Luminous spacecraft.
A four-wheeled crawler multi-functional robot, as well as several machines and equipment that cannot move freely, but also have robotic arms and can operate autonomously, such as multi-functional mineral processing and refining machines, 3D printers, intelligent machine tools, etc.
Time is urgent. After confirming the list of items, Chen Yue immediately began to move the things that could be carried into the landing module according to the previous plan.
The order in which these items are carried and the placement are also very particular. They have different shapes and different qualities, and it is a very complex mathematical problem to transport the most materials with the least number of times in the limited space and capacity.
The huge computing power that Chen Yue mastered played a role at this moment.
Under his control, the interior of the landing capsule, which is about twenty cubic meters, is always crammed with as much stuff as possible, and the total weight does not exceed it.
This took Chen Yue a few days. After that, the landing module ignited, took off, and re-entered space, docking with the Glowing spacecraft.
The docking of two spacecraft is a complicated matter. Computers often can't do it on their own, so they have to be done by a human being.
But for Chen Yue, this problem naturally does not exist. After combining with the computer, he takes into account the human thinking and the accuracy of the computer.
The docking is complete, and the multi-functional robot is busy again.
It took a few more days.
There is no way, the manpower is really limited.
"Xiaobai, I'm sorry for you. Don't worry, I will make many companions for you in the future. With companions, you don't have to be so tired. ”
Chen Yue thought bitterly.
came and went, almost half a month passed. Chen Yuegang wanted to hurry up and carry it again, but he saw that the wind was blowing on Mars.
The sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun blew up, so that Chen Yue couldn't even see where the Mars base was.
"Isn't that a delay!"
Chen Yue was extremely anxious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
The environment of Mars is similar to that of the Gobi desertification, and it is often windy, and when it blows, it is full of sandstorms. When it is long, it can be scraped for several months.
"I don't know how long this time will last......"
After contacting the meteorological satellite and obtaining some parameters for calculation, Chen Yue felt a little comforted.
The conclusion is that this sandstorm will stop in about seven or eight days.
There was no way, Chen Yue could only wait.
"Take advantage of this time to do something else first......"
Chen Yue fine-tuned the course and speed of the Luminous spacecraft, and quietly approached a Mars exploration satellite. After getting close to a certain distance, he directly controlled the mechanical arm to grab it, and then stuffed it into the cabin.
Satellites are a good thing. There is no way to make it yourself in a short period of time, but you can't waste it.
Finally waiting for the Martian sandstorm to stop, Chen Yue continued to hurry up and work. With the take-off and landing of the landing capsule again and again, the most important equipment such as 3D printers, intelligent machine tools, and intelligent mineral processing and smelting robots were transported to the cabin, and only one-third of his heart was put down.
The remaining third, tied to fuel with a total mass of up to 37 tons, and counting containers, up to 40 tons of total mass.
This is the "fare" for going to the Jupiter system to find refuge, and it must not be lost.
But at this time, Chen Yue found himself facing a problem.
Because the base has been closed for too long, the warehouse where the fuel is stored needs to be biometrically accessible. Relying on remote command alone, there is no way to get in......