Chapter 356 One small step for me, one giant leap for mankind
Six days later, the global sandstorm that ravaged the surface of Mars finally completely disappeared.
"The ground command center, here is Pilot. We are about to land on Mars."
"The ground command center, here is Pilot, we are about to land on Mars."
"Si...si...si..."
"This is the ground command center, Pilot, I wish you all the best."
Turn off the communicator and Li Mo ordered the spacecraft to open the landing program.
The spacecraft operator Ying Weiqun pressed the green button on the control panel.
The Pilot began to slowly descend.
"It's too simple, this is the real spaceship." Ying Weiqun even stood up from the driver's seat, stretched his waist, "A light press can achieve automatic landing."
"It's so cool!"
Li Mo looked at the Mars land that was getting closer and closer outside the glass window, smiling without saying a word. This is why Moxing Technology would rather spend a lot of money than find a different way to develop a new spacecraft.
Traditional space rockets and spacecraft are just a large firecracker in front of Pioneer and are simply incompetent in space exploration missions.
"Countdown to landing 5...4...3...2...1..."
As the spacecraft countdown approaches to the end.
The Pilot landed steadily on the Mars plain.
Ten minutes later, Li Mo, who was wearing the space suit, gently opened the hatch door and was about to walk out of the spacecraft.
"Captain, wait first."
"Wait until I turn on the camera."
"alright!"
Qashqai gestured an OK gesture.
Li Mo opened the hatch door again and jumped out gently. When he stepped onto the Martian earth, he turned around and made a v gesture towards the camera.
"This is a small step for me, but a big step for human beings!"
Then, he turned around and walked lightly on the red Mars land.
"Perfect!" Qashqai looked at the picture in the camera and exclaimed. "Textbook-like performance." He knew that this picture would surely become an epoch-making monument in the history of human civilization on Earth.
After a moment
"Oh... Captain, you seem to be in the wrong direction!"
"The Gusef meteorite crater is on our right hand."
Li Mo turned around and touched his helmet embarrassedly.
"This kind of human first person feels a little bit overwhelming..."
Qashqai: "..... the captain is sincere!"
The Gusef meteorite impact crater on Mars is known as the quietest place on Mars. Even sandstorms that sweep across the surface of Mars on time every year rarely disturb this place.
Today, the situation seems a little different, with a red space excavator appearing on the edge of the impact crater.
A ridge ditch of up to 50 cm blocked the way of the trench digger. It slightly pressed its main arm, supported its body with a bucket, and then pressed its forearm down. The crawler was half suspended, and it instantly climbed over the ridge ditch.
The movements are coherent and silky!
"Captain, your multi-function space excavator is driving so well!" Qashqai gave her thumbs up in the passenger seat.
"Of course, I was also an outstanding graduate in Lanxiang back then." The process of landing on Mars was extremely smooth, which also made Li Mo feel in the mood to show one of the few humors.
He manipulated the probe rig and carefully avoided a deep trench. You should know that on Mars, there is no 4-sec 24-hour rescue service.
In fact, when designing the spacecraft, designer Fang Lanshan raised a question, which is what type of space probe the future Pilot needs to carry, and based on his experience at NCSA, he gave several design plans.
But after seeing the design of these detectors, Li Mo refused without hesitation because these space detectors have a fatal weakness, that is, they are too "thin" and may accidentally crush a stone and it will overturn.
Of course, this is not because Fang Lanshan’s design level is not good, but he still adheres to the “old” view of new spacecraft and tries to save every minute of the spacecraft’s space and quality.
These are of course important for "regular" spacecraft, but are not any problem for Pioneer, which has three sets of low-speed ionic energy engines and super-large space.
Li Mo's requirements for space probes are: practical, stable, and all-terrain. He doesn't want to fly tens of millions of kilometers, and finally return empty-handed because of a problem with the detector.
At this time, a little expert in field work on Earth came into his eyes - an excavator.
Is there any type of machinery that is more suitable for field work than excavators?
So, a space exploration vehicle that resembles an excavator was born in the hands of engineers in Mozi Technology Laboratory. It has the powerful off-road function of an excavator and is powered by electricity.
They call this detector a space excavator.
"Captain, the radar shows that there seems to be metal sensing at 6 o'clock in front." The Qashqai pointed his finger in the distance.
Metal induction?
Is it a Martian civilization?
Li Mo couldn't help but step down the accelerator pedal, and the excavator rang at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
"Ding...Ding...Ding...Ding...Ding."
In front of a small Martian dune, the alarm sound of the high-sensitivity radar makes continuous roars.
It's here!
The metal sensing displayed by the radar is located inside the small sand dunes.
Li Mo and Qashqai met and smiled, and after becoming the first person to enter the fire, they will become the heroes of the earth who discovered alien civilizations.
Applause and flowers, glory and money are at your fingertips.
With excitement, Li Mo controlled the excavator's bucket, and gently shoveled off the Martian dust on the top of the dunes.
As the excavator is excavating, the sand dunes are getting smaller and smaller.
"Captain, what if we dig that thing?"
"Isn't it worthless?" Qashqai stared at the excavator's actions, fearing that the alien ruins that had been buried for hundreds of millions of years would be destroyed in the next moment.
....
Five minutes later, two men in space suits appeared on the hill with shovels.
"Your idea!"
"Come on!" Li Mo inserted the shovel into the hill.
Qashqai helplessly picked up the shovel and started to replace the excavator.
Fortunately, this dune is made up of Martian sand and dust, which is extremely soft and effortless, so he easily digs 10 cm.
"clang..."
The shovel seemed to touch a metal object.
The two immediately threw away the shovel and used their hands to clean it up. They didn't want to see news like "Thank you! Mysterious Martian cultural relics appeared on the surface of Mars, but were destroyed by astronauts with shovels" after returning to Earth.
After a "careful" cleaning, a metal mast appeared at the bottom of the sand pit with two huge shots, and the lower part of the metal mast was still buried with thick dust.
Metal paint texture, completely symmetrical design, precision design, and still solid material after hundreds of millions of years.
Artificial creature!
"Is this the Martian telescope?" Li Mo couldn't help but frowned. From the appearance and structure of these two lenses, it can be clearly seen that they are a complex focusing camera device.
This symmetrical panoramic dual photography is a top-notch existence even in the current geophotography technology.
Could it be that the Martian civilization had developed to such an advanced level hundreds of millions of years ago?
Because of the thick helmet, Li Mo could not see the expression of Qashqai, but Qashqai's slightly trembling hands had already explained everything.
The two of them took a deep breath and looked at each other at the same time.
"Continue digging!"
“Dig it out!”
The emergence of this level of "cultural relic" can definitely change the understanding of Mars by humans on Earth.
Qashqai is a professionally trained expedition member. He made the 15-kilogram shovel powerful and the sand and soil splashed.
Two dark green wings appeared at the lower part of the metal stud, shining under the instinct of the sun.
"This is..."
"This is a solar cell module!" Just as Li Mo seemed to think that these two small wings looked familiar, Qashqai excitedly gave the answer.
Solar energy modules are made of crystalline silicon material. When sunlight shines on the p-n junction of the crystal semiconductor, a new hole-electron pair will be formed. Under the action of the p-n junction electric field, holes flow from the p-n region to the n region, and electrons flow from the n region to the p region. After the circuit is turned on, a current will form.
Simply put, these two dark green wings are solar panels that are often seen on Earth.
Did the Martians actually use solar energy as energy?
Li Mo frowned again. Even if the small nuclear reactor appeared in front of him, he would not feel surprised.
But why is solar energy, an inefficient energy?
Chapter completed!