Half-immortal civilization

Chapter 395 Landing on Mars 4

(Man-made structures such as pyramids that have been discovered in places other than the earth, such as Mars, Venus, and the moon, have been greatly mentioned. But on the real official website, the official did not point out that it is not ruled out as hype; of course, it may be true , after all, the pyramids on the earth cannot be explained. But this book will not explain it.) It is not a simple matter to complete the base construction on Mars.Because there is nothing here, there are not enough workers, and there is not enough infrastructure construction machinery. It is difficult to build a huge base with 50 people.In particular, this is a real rocky ground, not the ice on Ceres, which cannot use thermal melting tools.

The red surface, floating quicksand, about one meter above the ground, is basically a mixture of turbid sand and air, which brings too many difficulties to the operation.

"Hey, I'm talking about Lao Yang, why do we want to build a permanent base in the equatorial region? I heard that after the north-south dimension is 60 degrees, there is a permanent frozen layer, and we can drill holes in it!" Ding Shiyou, the captain of the fourth team, asked casually. .But it can't be said casually, the company's top executives said something, but the staff below broke their legs in a hurry.

"Old Ding, not to mention, I really know a little bit about this. Not much, but I think we can confirm it later." Yang Zhencheng replied, "First of all, Mars is not Ceres. As a large planet, the planet above There is too much carbon dioxide. In fact, if there is no green life on the earth, which fixes and circulates the carbon dioxide released after the carbonate is heated, the earth will also be a carbon dioxide planet.

In addition, the freezing temperature of carbon dioxide is relatively low. It can become dry ice at minus 40 degrees, while the highest temperature on Mars is only more than 30 degrees. After 60 degrees north and south, it is basically tens of degrees below zero, and the ground is even as low as minus [-] degrees. , in this case, these ice layers contain a large amount of carbon dioxide.It is not very safe to build a base on such ground, and a large amount of carbon dioxide will explode when it is slightly heated.

In addition, the temperature in the equatorial region is relatively high, so it is easy to build an artificial life zone, cultivate plants, etc., and even collect sunlight to provide enough power for the base. "

"Attention, attention, all personnel, now immediately hide in the gaps of the boxes loaded with goods, the powerful sandstorm will arrive in 10 minutes. Act now."

In space, the spacecraft has been monitoring the surface of Mars. Although the atmosphere of Mars is much thinner than that of the earth, only [-]% of the earth, it is also because the atmosphere is thin and non-viscous, and the flow is easier!Therefore, on Mars, there is a lot of wind, and it is not small.In fact, the entire surface of Mars was polished by strong winds carrying red sand after hundreds of millions of years.Therefore, the surface of Mars is extraordinarily smooth compared to Mercury, the moon, etc.

"Damn!" Yang Zhencheng was speechless, "Hurry up and hide. This thing is not very friendly."

It is really not very friendly. This is a tornado with a diameter of more than 30 meters and a speed of more than [-] meters. It carries a large amount of sand, which is a natural grinding machine; these sands are not silica sand on the earth, but carry a large amount of iron oxide There is absolutely no doubt about the grinding ability of the powdery red Martian sand.These spacesuits may not be able to withstand the grinding of these Martian sands once humans are stirred into it.

The storm on Mars came very quickly. Just after everyone hid in the cargo box, they heard the crackling sound outside. The sound was not loud, but it had a unique sound of metal friction.

"Hey, I said Lao Ding, how long can our warehouse last if this continues?"

"It's impossible to estimate. Let these matters be handled by experts. But to be honest, I think that if human beings are exposed to such a storm, even if they don't die, they will not be comfortable. This is the same as the mythical wind so similar!"

"Okay, we'll find out later." Without getting the answer he wanted, Yang Zhencheng shrugged helplessly.

The storm on Mars passes quickly, also because of the thin air, so the area of ​​influence of the storm is small; of course, this also causes the storm to be strong within the area of ​​influence.

Because the area affected by the storm was small, it went quickly, and it passed in only 3 minutes; everyone was notified and could go out.

But when they got outside, the drastic change still stunned the prepared people.A "road" with a width of 10 meters and obviously higher than the ground spreads to the distance. It is a gift left after the strong wind - of course, no one likes such a gift.

What surprised everyone even more was that on the side directly facing the wind, the spray paint on the surface of some cargo boxes had been severely worn away, and some places had even exposed the bright steel layer.

"Hiss!" Everyone who saw it gasped.In the past, everyone only knew that the reason why the surface of Mars was so "smooth" was the result of the joint action of these Martian winds and sand, but they did not expect that the effect would be so terrifying.

When this picture was sent back to the spaceship, Liu Haibo also sighed. Fortunately, he was prepared and careful. If it was really like an American blockbuster, wearing an ordinary spacesuit and shuttling in the strong wind, maybe there are only a bunch of bones left now. !Sure enough, a sci-fi blockbuster is a no-brainer!

With this understanding, everyone will be more careful in their work.Once the storm is observed and the route is determined, it is absolutely the first time to avoid it.

But because of the danger, everyone's working hours are going to be fast!Be faster!The sooner the better.

By virtue of their status as practitioners, even practitioners who are not even beginners, everyone works extremely efficiently, and at least they can do it by staying up for 48 hours.

In particular, the time of day on Mars is almost similar to that on Earth, which also makes everyone's work and rest time regular.

It is also because there is no need to explore Venus, and basically everything will stay on Mars, so the tools are complete and the power is sufficient, and everyone's work progresses very quickly.A large number of basic pre-assembled components are easily fixed, and then reinforced and sealed with screws.

In ten days, with the help of powerful but insufficient machinery, a base with a depth of ten meters and a radius of 30 meters was successfully built.This base is not as simple as Ceres. After all, it is full of ice and easy to build; but here, because it is surrounded by rocks full of voids, it is full of carbon dioxide, so everyone has to prepare for isolation.Each tin box was disassembled - in fact, when it was designed, these boxes had multiple purposes.In space, it is necessary to dig out the value of all the materials, otherwise the cost will be absolutely high and the whole world will be hurt!

"Hi yo! Hi yo!" All the astronauts are now transformed into passionate workers, and are now covering the space base.This top is not ordinary, it is made of a strong and transparent material unique to the master company, with a hardness of more than 100, and it is almost impossible to wear in theory-of course, it is only in theory.

And this 30-meter-diameter base will not only be the base of the master company, but also the world's first open and public alien planetary exploration advance base.Of course, even if the master company made it public now, this thing is for public use, and it will take ten years for other spaceships to arrive!