Deep Space Fleet

Before this exploration activity, scientists launched several artificial satellites in advance, trying to find mineral deposits exposed on the surface through remote sensing technology. In the past few days, more than half of the data on the entire planet has been collected, and a lot of various minerals have indeed been discovered.

But people have high requirements for minerals, not only in terms of abundance, but also in terms of transportation. It is impossible to distribute mineral deposits in one place in the east and one in the west. If each place is thousands of kilometers apart, it will be very troublesome to transport. , preferably concentrated in an area within a radius of 100 kilometers. In this way, laying the railway will be much easier.

Through satellite detection, the accuracy will decrease with the increase of depth. Most of the minerals on the planet are hidden underground, so we still need to rely on another simple technology-planet impact!

Throwing heavy objects from a high altitude, hitting the planet quickly, and then analyzing the dust raised can determine the specific composition of rocks and soils.

Among them, the most critical minerals are water resources and organic matter.

This planet theoretically does not lack metals, only these two are lacking.

"The temperature difference on the surface of the planet is too great, and there is no possibility of water on the surface... So water resources are likely to be hidden in the deeper layers of the surface, in the form of ice. We have found a large number of ice deposits at the north and south poles of the planet. However, the North and South Poles are too far away from the stop of the spacecraft, and the transportation is not convenient enough.”

"As for organic compounds, they are the top priority of this detection. Whether it is the production of carbon fibers, or the growth and development of plants, humans, and animals, all of them need the support of organic matter..."

On the display screen, a hostess is broadcasting the planet impact experiment live. Many ordinary people gathered in the central square, waiting for this exciting result.

"Moon 1" is similar to the moon, and a small amount of organic matter is theoretically present. But if there is no large-scale enrichment, it will be too difficult for humans to develop, and the economic value will be greatly reduced.

It's impossible to go to the living planet next door to mine organic matter. All kinds of microorganisms are enough for human beings to eat a pot.

Watching the satellite gradually fly away, Zhang Yuan felt a little nervous: "It should be fine, right?"

A nearby scientist said: "It's hard to say, if we can't find these two mineral sources, our development speed will slow down a lot..."

"It's even more troublesome to change the planet."

Other planets have their own advantages and disadvantages, either they are too close to the stars, or lack certain elements, or the geological activities are very violent, and there will still be volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

In addition, these artificial satellites are all brought from the earth, once launched, it will be extremely difficult to recover them. At that time, there will be no artificial satellites, and the exploration of other planets can only rely on manual surveys, and the efficiency will be greatly reduced.

"The movement of the mothership will also consume a lot of fuel. Sigh, it's better to succeed at once..."

Zhang Yuan prayed silently in his heart for a while, then stared at the big screen.

As the experiment progressed, the narrator next door began to speak faster: "Friends in the audience... As you can see, the satellite is already approaching the first target area."

"According to the calculations of experts, this place was a super volcano billions of years ago. As we all know, a large amount of material may be swallowed up by a volcanic eruption, which will also be accompanied by some organic matter and sulfur-containing compounds... This is a very good The choice of location..."

"The experiment has begun!"

On the screen, an iron ball was suddenly thrown out from the artificial satellite. After a long free fall, the speed of the iron ball became faster and faster...

In an instant, the iron ball fell to the ground with a bang. Because there was no air to slow it down, its energy was comparable to that of a high-explosive bomb, enough to raise a huge cloud of dust.

Of course, no sound can be heard in a vacuum, it's just that Zhang Yuan is making up the whole process in his head.

"Okay, audience, the next thing we need is to wait patiently for a few hours, and our scientists will use spectroscopy to analyze the specific composition of these dust..."

This seemingly boring experiment has been repeated sixteen times.

No matter how experienced the commentator is, no matter how much he mobilizes his emotions, the melon-eaters in the hall are still drowsy, and most of them have left before they know it.

In fact, many scientific research investigations are very boring, not as passionate as imagined. Ordinary people want nothing more than a result.

But in the central control room of the Earth Age, many researchers have been busy, and the brows of the researchers stretched and frowned from time to time. The results of the first few experiments were not ideal...

Time passed slowly like this, until three o'clock in the afternoon, people found rich thiophenes, aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in the mud and dust of the No. 5 crater. The abundance of organic matter in this area is more than 60 times that of ordinary places, which is already very valuable for mining.

Even, below the area, due to the large number of cavities caused by the original volcanic eruption, there is also a thick layer of natural ice, with a reserve of about 120 million tons. The amount of this water resource is not too much, only equivalent to the water of 10 West Lakes, but compared with the less than 3 million tons of water stored in the Earth Age itself, it has directly increased by 40 times!

For the current human beings, it is already a huge amount of water resources!

When the news came, there was a small cheer in the meeting room.

"I didn't expect to find two important substances at once." Captain Zhao's face was full of joy: "It proves that our worries are unnecessary. The planet is so big, how could there be no such resources..."

In the next few days, the detection robots were released from the mothership one by one, focusing on the geological conditions of the No. 5 crater, collecting rock and soil samples from various areas, and then transporting them back to the mothership through ropes.

For safety reasons, more than a thousand biologists and doctors were summoned to work all night. People carefully cut these rock and soil specimens, trying to confirm that there are no living organisms inside. There is a living planet next door, and microbial contamination is not impossible.

There are many specimens that need to be tested, scattered in various locations over a hundred square kilometers, totaling tens of thousands.

But no one felt that it was hard work. Many people were so excited that they were dying of excitement.

Fortunately, no, there is no possible life form of any kind... including carbon-based life, or imagined silicon-based life!

After reaching this conclusion, everyone cheered softly again, and the last danger point was ruled out.

The main development base of the new civilization has undoubtedly appeared.

"Today is undoubtedly an exciting day. Starting today, we have found our own colonial base."

"A hundred years later, maybe our technology has caught up with the civilization of the earth... We will also launch our own deep space colonization ship and start the real seeding plan! But there is no doubt that all the origins start from today."

"Let's cheer for this day!"

Seeing his colleagues discussing enthusiastically, Zhang Yuan was equally excited and applauded accordingly. I don't know why, but there is always a faint sense of depression in his heart, and the direction of that depression comes from...

The living planet next door?