Chapter 74 Login!
"Xiao Yu has landed on Mars!" Du Xingyu's parents immediately learned the news.
"Login successfully!" Everyone in Xingyao Company and Chengfeng Space Company were celebrating.
In front of TV and in front of the Internet, a large number of viewers celebrated and cheered for it.
Two hours later, on Mars, on the Chris Plain, everyone determined the location of the base.
It is a lava plain on the back of a crater, which can block the dust storms that often swept on Mars; the Martian sand and gravel on the surface can be used as building materials, with a wide view around and a flat terrain, which is a good choice.
"The target camp is about an hour away from the Yinghuo," Xu Lianqiu said, looking at the special table, "We must return before 6pm Mars time, which is the safest and safest."
"Let's go!" The Mars spacecraft was carrying two folding Mars rovers. Everyone was sitting on the Mars rover, carrying supplies, and behind them were electric carts made of modular robots, heading to the target location.
While riding in the car, Du Xingyu cut the picture taken by the camera slightly and posted it on his account with a trembling "Earth Observation".
"Updated again?" Du Xingyu's trembling voice fans opened the software and saw the latest video.
In the picture, Du Xingyu took the first footprint of human beings on Mars!
“6666!”
"We're officially landing on Mars!"
"(Expression: I admit you are a little bit awesome.)"
"Before the news appeared, I saw it in a trembling voice! So excited!"
"Now that we have landed on Mars, we need to find a suitable location to build a Mars base..." Du Xingyu explained in the video.
"Okay, everyone, we have found the location and are ready to go!"
The video came in abruptly, leaving the audience still unsatisfied.
"The author is too short!"
"It's only a little bit, I still want to see it!"
"@Maruko, watch the new show - "Survival of Mars"!"
"Isn't this much better than variety shows?"
"I've followed, I've followed!!! Please give me the next episode!"
In just a few hours, Du Xingyu's fans of shaking voice increased to more than five million! And as his videos entered the hot video list, this speed is still increasing!
On Mars, Du Xingyu led his team to the target location.
Below your feet is a wide lava plain covered with a layer of sand and stone. In the distance is a crater, which was formed by meteorites hit by ancient Mars.
"Start work!" Du Xingyu gave the order and everyone started working.
They first opened an inflatable radiation-proof tent. Although they had spacesuits to prevent radiation, they still could not be exposed to the surface environment for a long time, as this would cause damage to their bodies.
Su Peng and others controlled the module robot and began to lay the foundation for the base, collect sand and gravel and hand it over to the 3D printing robot to lay the foundation.
Xu Lianqiu and Xu Rui were laying portable signal stations for contact and environmental monitoring equipment.
This seemingly calm Mars actually hides countless dangers. The strange and changeable natural environment is their biggest enemy!
The modular robot is constantly working, and the foundation of the Mars base is being laid quickly. The process is similar to that of Du Xingyu's previous video, and the printed Mars mud is stacked layer by layer on the ground to form an ant-nest-like shell.
When the shell is laid, they will also build a wall with dry ice and soil to keep warm and prevent radiation.
The Mars construction site is in full swing. A few kilometers away from the construction site, Xu Lianqiu and Xu Rui are installing wind speed alarms, which are facilitated by microprocessors and highly dynamic wind measuring sensors, which can monitor the flow and speed of the surrounding air.
"Hmm?" Xu Lianqiu suddenly felt suspicious and said, "Xu Rui, do you feel that the wind speed is a bit abnormal?"
"Improper?" Xu Rui looked at the instrument and said, "Some fluctuations, but they should be within the normal range. The alarm also shows normal."
"No!" Xu Lianqiu frowned slightly and said, "Do you still remember the knowledge we learned in simulating the Martian base? The composition and structure of the Martian atmosphere are different from that of the Earth, and we cannot judge by the standards on the Earth."
She looked at the instrument carefully and said, "The airflow changes have accelerated, the wind direction has changed... There may be a sudden dust storm!"
Mars dust storms are a natural disaster that happens frequently on Mars, and are hundreds of times a year. At some point, huge Mars dust storms will even last for a few years. Dust with a particle size of 10 microns will be blown up to a height of several thousand meters, covering the sky and the sun!
The Mars Synchronous Satellite has been monitoring the meteorological conditions above the landing point, but local sudden changes are difficult for satellites to predict in advance.
"We didn't find any signs of dust storm before landing... But you're right, the atmosphere here changes too fast, so we'd better notify the captain and the others in advance." Xu Rui shouted into the communicator, "Captain, I'm Xu Rui. We found that the airflow changes nearby are intensifying, which may trigger dust storms!"
"Dust Storm?" Du Xingyu was controlling the robot to build a wall at this time. When he heard Xu Rui's words, he looked around.
The surroundings seemed very calm, with only a slight wind blew the sand.
"Are you sure?" Du Xingyu asked again.
"Sixty percent possible," Xu Lianqiu said in the communication channel. "There are too little data and it is difficult to make accurate predictions. I suggest stop work immediately and prepare for the return journey."
"Okay!" Du Xingyu said directly in the team channel, "All team members will immediately suspend construction and scientific research tasks, gather to finish work, and prepare to return to the spacecraft!"
Before the base is built, even if there is only 10% chance, they don’t need to gamble. Anyway, there is still more time, but they only have one life!
Xu Lianqiu and Xu Rui rode on Mars motorcycle and ran towards Du Xingyu.
On the construction site, everyone began to pack up their tools and supplies immediately, put them on a chariot composed of modular robots, and prepared to return to the spacecraft.
At this time, the wind speed alarm had already begun to alarm, and the wind speed began to surge in a short period of time. A whistling sound came from a distance, and you can see with your naked eyes that the other end of the lava plain was filled with yellow sand, like thousands of troops running towards Du Xingyu and others.
"It's too late to go back!" Xu Lianqiu shouted to Du Xingyu anxiously, "The wind speed is faster than us. It will take an hour to go back and will be caught by the dust storm! It's best to hide on the spot!"
Du Xingyu knew that his decision at this time was related to the lives of the team members.
He thought of the content of the training simulated at the Mars Base and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone stops the mission immediately, lie down behind the mud wall, and covers himself with a cover! Remember, don't probe, protect yourself, and wait for the dust storm to pass!"
Du Xingyu knew very well that the reason why they chose the landing site Chrisping was due to the geographical environment, and there would be no large-scale dust storm. This would inevitably be a sudden local dust storm.
The atmosphere of Mars is thin, only one percent of the Earth's, and the wind power of local dust storms is limited, so it is impossible to blow away the Mars rover and spacecraft like in science fiction movies.
The mud wall built by the module robot just now is a bevel pile structure, which will block most of the wind and sand.
Chapter completed!