Judging from the current position of Phobos, after Io passes through Mars, it will pass by Phobos. The closest distance between the two sides is no more than 10,000 kilometers. If Phobos is detonated in advance, the fragments of Phobos will
It is even possible to hit Europa from the front, making the impact the strongest.
Ling Yu immediately made a decision in his heart: "Order, the explosion of Deimos is cancelled, everyone is on standby; Phobos is waiting for the order to explode!"
"Yes!" Wang Tianyu agreed and immediately conveyed the order.
The manpower deployed by the fleet near Deimos immediately stopped. No matter how unwilling they were, no one dared to attack at this time.
But to be honest, deep down in the hearts of those on Deimos, they were all quietly relieved.
The situation on Phobos was just the opposite, everyone instinctively tensed up their nerves.
On the main screen on the bridge of the Nanzhou, Europa, which is a circle larger than Mars, is approaching Mars step by step, and various data are rapidly flowing out on the auxiliary screen beside it.
"Report, the gravity of Europa is interfering with Mars, and the position of Mars is drifting away slightly!"
Ling Yu was nervous: "Are we going to start?"
"It's begun." Xu Moliang said solemnly.
Ling Yu asked in a low voice: "Xugong, Io is so fast and its mass is larger than Mars. To what extent can Mars be used to slow down the speed?"
"I don't know either." Xu Moliang said, "Speed, orbital altitude and timing of departure all have an impact."
Ling Yu nodded and continued to stare at the screen.
He had been worried about sending a fleet to escort Io when it approached Mars, but the aliens did not do that at all. Not even an alien spacecraft could be seen near Io.
At this time, the distance between Io and Mars was very close. Wang Tianyu suddenly screamed: "Mars, the speed of Mars is increasing. It is now 24.15...24.18...24.22 per second, and it continues to rise!"
"Monitor closely, how is the speed of Europa?"
"It's falling. The falling speed is very small. It is now 82.22 kilometers per second!"
"How long does it take to get off Mars?"
"Between 240 seconds and 270 seconds!"
"Continue to monitor and report any situation at any time!"
"yes!"
Ling Yu's eyes were fixed on the screen, feeling increasingly uneasy.
From the decision to implement the Mars plan at the end of January last year to the arrival of Europa today, mankind has been preparing for this collision for a whole year, and whether the collision is successful or not determines the fate of the earth. The slightest mistake will definitely waste all the previous efforts. No matter how strong the heart is,
No one can remain indifferent at this juncture.
The countdown in the corner of the screen jumped steadily. At this time, Io happened to be running to the other side of Mars. The fleet and Io were on both sides of Mars. If the fleet retreated a certain distance, they would see Io just behind Mars.
, half a circle of icy white is exposed around Mars like an annular solar eclipse.
A small half of the other half circle is blocked by the shadow of Mars, and the other small half is simply the dark night of Europa.
A rare sight is fleeting. Europa approaches from the outside of the orbit of Mars. As the speed of Mars increases, its position obviously drifts outward.
Io gradually flies in front of Mars, and its gravity acts on Mars. The speed of Mars is getting higher and higher, but Io's speed is far faster than Mars. The current situation is like Io dragging Mars forward.
, the speed of Mars is increasing, while the speed of Europa is gradually decreasing.
Io's orbital data is also constantly being adjusted. The latest data shows that the closest distance between Io and Phobos is about 8,000 kilometers.
But it was not the time to detonate Phobos yet. Ling Yu's hands clenched tightly into fists, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Not just Ling Yu, everyone in the Fourth Fleet is counted as one, who knows what he is doing and is not nervous?
"Thirty kilometers, the revolution speed of Mars exceeds thirty kilometers!" Wang Tianyu yelled uncontrollably.
"Shut up!" Ling Yu shouted sharply.
Wang Tianyu's sudden shout startled him, and he almost shouted the word "detonate".
Now Io is still in front of Mars, still dozens of seconds away from the optimal detonation point.
Half a minute later, Europa Zero finally reached the optimal position. Ling Yu made a decisive decision and suddenly shouted: "Detonate!"
Although if you continue to wait, you may get better opportunities, but at this time, Europa may fly away from Mars at any time, and Ling Yu can no longer wait.
At the command, a hill on Phobos suddenly collapsed and the ground cracked. A dazzling light and countless dust burst out from the bottom of the mountain. The hill was separated from Phobos by the force of the explosion, and the super engine placed on the mountainside suddenly penetrated.
Mountain.
The mountain and the super engine were tightly connected. After two turns, the super engine started, quickly stabilized the mountain's attitude, and then turned on its full power, pushing the mountain weighing hundreds of thousands of tons towards Europa.
Behind the flying hill, several super engines ignited together, turning Phobos at an angle, and another hill was pointed in the direction of Europa.
There was another explosion, and a second hill rushed towards Europa.
In this way, Phobos quickly fired four munitions, and the first hill was already flying close to Europa, and was blocking the front of Europa!
Io is flying along an arc trajectory, but the trajectory of the hill is a straight line. The super engine behind the hill is trying its best to push the hill in an arc, getting closer and closer to Europa.
The hill marked No. 1 on the screen was getting closer and closer to Europa, and everyone's hearts were raised. Finally, No. 1 hit the outside of Europa, plowing a trench hundreds of kilometers long on the surface of Europa.
, the ice and snow scattered along the way. Although it caused a lot of damage to Europa, it was completely unable to compare with the power of a head-on collision.
Everyone lamented in unison, and their voices were incredibly uniform.
Before the collision, the pilot of the super engine escaped in time through the escape system. Seeing that Mount 1 only hit the side of Jupiter Zero, the driver regretted it. If he had not left and had been controlling the super engine, would he have been able to hit it?
More accurate?
But now it's too late to regret.
At this time, the second hill was approaching, but it was deflected even more sharply. It passed directly outside Europa's atmosphere without even a scratch, without even raising a single vapor flower.
There was another chorus of mourning in the bridge.
The first two mountains floated past the outside of Europa. Ling Yu understood that he was in a hurry. If it had been a little later, one of the two consecutive hills would definitely hit the front of Europa. At this moment,
, he can only put his hope on the next few "ammunitions".
Everyone's eyes fell on the third hill. Judging from the star map, its position was very correct. As long as it continued to fly on its current trajectory, it could accurately hit Jupiter head-on and complete the Mars plan.
