Europa, also known as Europa.
Jupiter's sixth known planet and fourth largest satellite. Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.
It is called Europa because it is the second closest to Jupiter among all the moons.
This is an amazing satellite.
It is so amazing that almost all astronauts are full of yearning for this satellite.
Because, this is a star of the ocean...
Its surface is covered with a thick layer of ice, and beneath the ice is a gentle ocean.
Since life on earth was born from the ocean, everyone has reason to believe that Europa, whose environment is very similar to the deep sea of the earth, may also breed life!
Even inside, there is a highly developed civilization. Of course, this possibility is slim.
If the existence of life can really be confirmed in Europa, then the society, form, philosophy, consciousness, way of thinking, contradictory concepts and other aspects of the entire human civilization will undergo earth-shaking changes.
There is no doubt that this will be the most colorful event in the entire history of human spaceflight.
NASA has also arranged for a senior astronaut to prepare to explore Europa. It's a pity that the most money was spent, but they didn't get any share at all...
In response, NASA staff were furious and gave Chen Yu an extreme evaluation: He is an extremely narrow-minded, selfish, racist who lacks international spirit and free will...
"Boom!"
Entering Europa, Chen Yu put down the ball of life, took a step back and said: "Please start your performance."
The two astronauts looked at each other, skillfully connected the life support system, and decisively opened the closing cover of the sphere!
"Ka...ka ka..."
But as soon as the lid was opened, before the two of them could react, the pseudo-space environment of Europa caused the lubricating fluid in the ball to boil and sublimate! Then the extremely low temperature of minus 160 degrees caused the evaporated gas to freeze instantly, firmly fixing the two astronauts and making them unable to move.
Inside the ball of life, ice mist filled the air.
Beautiful, deadly…
"Damn it."
One of the astronauts reacted very quickly and immediately closed the lid. The air pressure and temperature inside the ball quickly returned to normal temperature. The solid white mist also softened again and liquid dripped.
In the temporary plan formulated by the Aerospace Research Institute, the problem of sublimation of lubricating fluid was considered, but we did not realize that lubricating fluid could freeze so quickly in the future...
"Collect the liquid first," an astronaut suggested over the radio.
"good."
The two men immediately opened the box, took out a professional collection container, and filled the ball with lubricant.
Chen Yu, who had been standing outside observing, saw that the two of them were not in danger, so he turned to pay attention to the surrounding environment.
Looking around, Europa is a world of ice and snow. Reflecting the distant sun's rays with astonishing efficiency. If you stare at one place for a long time, your eyes will be stung by the glare.
Its surface is uneven, dotted with many stranded glaciers and scattered exposed rocks.
Looking upward, you can vaguely see the sparse air layer and even clouds. Chen Yu guessed that it might be a mist formed by some liquid ammonia, driven by the thin methane wind.
[This is Europa? It’s a bit beautiful!]
[Except for the Earth, Europa is the planet with the most water in the solar system.]
[Plenty of water, good reviews.]
[The more water there is, the more likely life is to be born.]
[Is there something wrong with my brain? Why do I always feel like you are driving?]
[One question, why is this water not captured by Jupiter's gravity field?]
[The presence of water does not mean the presence of life.]
[Sorry, Europa has clay-type minerals! Coupled with the deep sea temperature, the possibility of life is extremely high! It’s just that humans can’t prove it yet.]
[Industry insiders here, many people in the academic community believe that there is life on the bottom of Europa.]
"This is a magical planet..."
Bending down and picking off a piece of hard ice, Chen Yu murmured to himself.
"Click!"
At this time, the cover of the Ball of Life was opened again, and the two astronauts emptied a large amount of lubricating fluid, and climbed out in embarrassment without restraints.
Since the astronauts could not communicate with Chen Yu verbally, they naturally did not waste time and started working quickly.
The two had a clear division of labor. One person took out various equipment from the box and was responsible for setting it up.
Another person took out a sharp alloy pick and an electric impact drill to break into the ice and take samples.
Because Jupiter's tidal gravity on Europa sometimes tears the thick ice on the surface, causing a large amount of deep-sea material to erupt, so studying deep-sea components can barely be done without drilling holes in the ice. It's just not precise.
As the operation progressed, the number of people in the five live broadcast rooms increased wildly.
A considerable part of these late-stage audiences are elites in academia, watching the most important extraterrestrial operation in human history from a rigorous perspective...
Four minutes later, the astronauts who set up the equipment excitedly pressed the sealing button. The equipment was successfully started and began to survey the surrounding environment and activities under the ice. The device has two sending ports, one aimed at the microcomputers of the two astronauts, and the other aimed at the earth hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
This ensures that the information is secure. We are not afraid of accidents astronauts.
"I'm done here."
"I'll be here soon." The astronaut shaving ice speeded up.
"Your... spacesuit is damaged." The astronaut who set up the equipment glanced at the opponent's life-support data and said with an ugly face: "Did it get cut in the ball just now? Come back quickly."
"Oh, it might have been cut by ice shards... It doesn't matter, there are two more groups!"
"I'll help you."
"No! Don't come over! The ice cubes are too sharp." The shaved ice astronaut stopped the opponent from approaching, turned his head and looked at the mist gas leaking from his left waist, gritted his teeth, swung the pickaxe hard against his scalp, and dropped pieces of the same area. , crushed ice with subtle differences.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Dong..."
With each blow, the damage in the spacesuit became larger and larger. This made him simply break the jar, use all his strength, swing the pickaxe, and hit the ice.
Not far away, Chen Yu saw this scene but didn't say anything. Just keep the camera pointed firmly at the astronaut.
Since it is an interactive game, let’s play it together according to the rules of the game.
Every man's work, no matter how great, must be done by himself. This is a professional responsibility…
"Boom!!"
With the last crisp sound, the astronauts broke the two-meter-deep ice, took out two sets of samples, and put them into special containers.
"Come back quickly, the PS indicator is too low."
"..." The astronaut glanced at his companion hesitantly and did not return. Instead, he ran out for more than ten meters, picked up a pickaxe and struck an exposed rock.
"What the hell are you going to do?"
"Don't come here, now! Now, now!"
There was sweat on his forehead, he speeded up and cut off a piece of rock, held it in his hand, and then rushed towards the ball of life.
"hurry up!"
Another astronaut opened the lid with force and supported each other into the ball.
"Huh..." After closing the lid, the astronaut who was shaving ice carefully put away his pickaxe, took off his helmet, and took a deep breath. His face was deformed with excitement: "This is really a ball of life, more reliable than a spacecraft cabin."
"You really don't want your life? Don't you want to change me?"
"In your place? What are you thinking?" the astronaut pouted: "This is my own credit! It will be recorded in history in the future. Whoever steals from me will knock him to death with my pickaxe. And with so many samples, there are so many samples in the institute. If you don’t give me first-class merit, I’ll throw it all away!”
Another astronaut also took off his helmet, dumbfounded: "The communication is still on, and the command center will hear it after a while."
"They can't hear it, why am I talking about it? It just so happens that my partner and I are getting married, hehe, I also have a house this time."
"...Isn't your partner me?"
"roll."
(End of chapter)