(The data in the previous chapter was wrong. The orbital radius of Jupiter is 778 million kilometers. The orbital radius of the outermost circle of the asteroid belt was regarded as that of Jupiter. The data record is too messy⊙﹏⊙)
As the fleet gradually approaches, an unprecedented world appears in front of everyone.
The beautiful magic ball turned into a violent ocean. A storm with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour swept across the entire planet's surface. Thick red, yellow, and white clouds continued to tear and gather on the surface. There is also a hazy atmosphere on the surface of Jupiter - in fact, the Jupiter we see is the cloud layer on the surface of Jupiter. When we calculate the diameter of Jupiter, we start from an atmospheric pressure. In fact, Jupiter's overall diameter is much larger. It's just that this is a liquid planet (it should be a gaseous planet, but Baidu has been on Baidu for a long time, and the scientific saying is that it is a liquid planet. It may be that there is more liquid inside due to atmospheric pressure) and has no real surface.
As we got closer, we also saw the mysterious and beautiful halo, and the mystery faded away. Some were just large and small fragments. The small ones were almost invisible, and the large ones were no bigger than a passenger car. Compared with Saturn, Jupiter's halo is much weaker, and some fragments can be seen falling into the interior of Jupiter. Obviously, this beautiful halo is constantly disappearing.
"This is Li Canglan, the fleet of the master company. We are entering the magnetic field of Jupiter. Everyone turns on the magnetic field generating device to protect themselves. In addition, please pay attention to the time. We must always be under the protection of the magnetic field generating device, which means that we must always turn on the magnetic field generating device. Device. The power of the new special magnetic field generating device is 8 million kilowatt-hours, and the minimum power stored in our spacecraft is only 300 million kilowatt-hours. It can only work for one day, no more than 30 hours. br>
But if the ships come together, they can take turns turning on the magnetic field. Therefore, please coordinate within the group. The inspection time is expected to be one week. If the energy is used up early, the spacecraft can only be abandoned. ”
Collisions between magnetic fields are invisible. But what if we add some charged particles? That is the most beautiful light, the aurora, which everyone is familiar with. Of course, Jupiter also has powerful radiation, especially its north pole region which has a hexagonal radiation magnetic field. its radiation intensity. On par with the surface of the sun. Some people say that Jupiter is a planet that has failed to compete with the sun for resources.
As the artificial magnetic field is turned on, dots of dreamlike colors appear in space. All aircraft come together. Only the Adept Company's Explorer spacecraft turned on the magnetic field. Seen from a distance. A colorful sphere about tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter. Appearing in space, leaving a long tail behind, gradually fading. Finally disappeared into the void.
Soon, the spacecraft team arrived near Jupiter, and then divided into four groups, each group flying to a satellite. Although Jupiter has many satellites, the four satellites of Io, 2, 3 and 4 are particularly large. The smallest one is similar to the size of the moon, and the largest diameter is one-quarter larger than the moon. This time, the target of Gaoshou Company is also these four satellites.
Among them, the second spacecraft formation is steadily docked above Europa, between Jupiter and Jupiter. There are about 70 spacecrafts and a total of 12 adventure groups. Five of the spacecraft turned on their magnetic field generating devices and joined together to firmly block Jupiter's magnetic field and create a magnetic field vacuum space for Europa, accounting for about a quarter of its surface area.
"Hurry up, get ready. The Master Company's space shuttle will arrive in 30 minutes, and we're heading to Europa!" Mo Yun yelled excitedly.
Landing on Europa is exciting just thinking about it. After about a week of traveling in space beyond the orbit of Mars, everyone has gradually adapted to the state where life activities slow down. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After all, these people often go to small areas to hunt wild food and have gradually adapted to the environment of the universe.
Everyone is busy putting on space suits. The expedition team is divided into two waves, one for rest and one for work. Each wave of work lasts 12 hours, with a one-hour handover time in between. This arrangement is actually very tight; but the cost of space exploration is too high, so expert companies have to make such arrangements. In order to train astronauts, these expenses are actually paid by expert companies in the end, and these space explorers must also be provided with generous remuneration.
"February 2, 2068, New Year's Eve, at 1 o'clock in the morning, we set off." Mo Yun gently closed the notebook, put it back into his package, resolutely turned around and walked out of the spacecraft, entering the room where the master company had come. space shuttle. There are more than 300 people in the Monster Adventure Team. This time, 152 people were dispatched, and three of the newly modified Soar series space shuttles were used.
Close observation revealed that Europa is indeed an ice ball, but after rigorous calculations, it was found that it still has a metallic core and a rocky mantle. On the contrary, the outer moons Ganymede and Ganymede have a higher water content, up to 50%. However, Europa is somewhat special. Almost all water (ice) is on the surface, forming an ice layer about 100 kilometers thick. The water content here is almost the same as the water on the earth! Ganymede and Ganymede are more like a frozen collection, with dust and ice mixed together. The entire planet is made of frozen soil, with only a small amount of water and ice gathered together.
Europa has a thin atmosphere, much weaker than Mars. Its pressure is one thousandth less than that on Earth. But what’s amazing about it is that it’s 99% oxygen! ! ! In other words, if the pressure here is enough and the temperature is right, you can breathe directly without wearing a spacesuit.
The air above Europa is a wonder formed by the combined effects of radiation and gravity. Radiation and magnetic fields cause the water molecules to split, and then gravity and ion winds leave the heavier oxygen atoms behind and the hydrogen atoms blown away. Over time, this wonder was formed.
In fact, the mechanism of action here is the same as on Venus. However, the radiation received by Venus was too great, and the decomposed oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms were blown away; the heavier carbon dioxide remained. In the end, the strange planet Venus was formed.
"Hello everyone, I'm Hong Dali, are you ready?" the driver from the master company in front asked "slowly". After leaving the orbit of Mars, everyone's life activities are strangely full, but I can't feel it.
"Fasten the seat belt of No. 1." "No. 2 is over." No. 3...
Pilot Hong Dali: "Let's start taking off, countdown to 10, 9..."
The plane accelerated slowly. If you want to log onto the planet, you must use an airplane because - it has wheels! Spaceships don't have wheels, so when they arrive on the planet, they just crash. Only by decelerating through wheel sliding can you land safely and accelerate takeoff easily.
"Emergency announcement." A huge voice suddenly sounded, it was Li Canglan's voice. "There is a thin pure oxygen layer on Europa, and it is affected by radiation. It has a large number of extremely active free oxygen ions, which have a huge corrosive effect. When the plane lands, please open the parachute and reduce the speed as much as possible to prevent it from happening. Accident.”
"Roger that!" the driver replied calmly. As an elite member of a master company, he can remain calm even in the face of life-threatening danger. Because panic will only let the last glimmer of life slip away...
Europa's escape velocity is only 1.3 kilometers, about a kilometer smaller than the moon. The plane must be slow, otherwise even if it lands, it will rush off the planet. For the space shuttle of the Master Company, the speed of one thousand meters per second is really not that big.
The frozen world shows a bit of blue - the light is too dark, and there are reasons such as the reflection and transparency of the ice. Such colors give people a particularly cold psychological reaction.
Three huge 30-meter-long Soar series space shuttles landed slowly. However...this planet is not friendly! Just when the plane is about to land...
With a crash, the detected landing site collapsed out of thin air. A crack with a width of one kilometer suddenly appeared. A large number of ice subsidences, scattered ice crystals, water droplets and a large amount of water vapor suddenly rose into the sky... The most important thing is, By an extremely coincidental coincidence, the location where the crack appeared happened to be the landing point of the plane... (To be continued...)