Chapter 633 (1/2)

At the same time, when these data were returned to earth, scientists from the earth command center and other space centers and space companies basically reached the same conclusion as captain Qiu.

After all, at this time, there are a large number of probes at various heights in the orbit of Mars, and the data provided by these probes show that there is a great possibility of liquid water in the north and south poles of Mars.

Of course, it's too early to make a conclusion at this time. After all, I haven't been to the field, so I don't know what the real situation is.

At the same time, with more and more Martian data collected, all aspects of Martian data are constantly being repaired.

When the spacecraft finally reached Mars' low earth orbit, some basic data of Mars have been upgraded, such as Mars' atmospheric structure, Mars' gravity and so on.

What they have to do next is to collect data on the ground and soil of Mars. It is obviously much more difficult than collecting data on the atmosphere and gravity.

And using unmanned detectors, data collection on these aspects is not complete.

At the same time, due to the location and landform of Mars, there are plains and valleys. Riverbed and other forms and landforms, so the best way is to use a large number of unmanned detectors. In addition, it is best to still land in person for detection.

Because the only space fighter they carried had returned to earth, they could not use the space fighter to land on Mars for the time being.

However, fortunately, in addition to carrying a space fighter, they also carry a small aerospace aircraft. They are also a small aerospace aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability, that is, Phoenix I aerospace aircraft.

And because the gravity of Mars is only 25 times that of earth, such profit conditions are enough for phoenix-i aerospace aircraft to take off and land vertically.

However, although they can land on Mars with phoenix-i space plane, it is obviously much more fragile than space fighters. After all, space fighters have heavy armor, strong power and fierce firepower, which can effectively deal with all kinds of dangers. Even Mars really has a highly developed civilization, The cosmic fighter level of the earth civilization also has the power of World War I. even in case of danger, the maneuverability and institutional ability of the cosmic fighter can retreat calmly.

But the space plane is different. The space plane does not have heavy armor like the space fighter, nor does it carry a large number of offensive weapons. At the same time, it is far less flexible and fast than the space fighter.

Compared with space fighters, space planes also have very short legs in endurance, and the fuel they carry can only be used for space planes, which seems to go to Mars.

The most important thing is that compared with its combat aircraft, the Phoenix aerospace plane needs a runway to take off. Even if it has vertical takeoff and landing capability and can take off and land vertically on the moon, it also needs a certain length of runway to take off after approaching Mars, Take off with the help of the energy of the wings of an aerospace plane.

In other words, after the space plane lands, the first thing they have to do is to repair a runway that can take off and land for the space plane. Although the length of the runway is not long, it only needs one or two hundred meters. Moreover, because the gravity of Mars is only 25 of the earth, the thickness of the runway does not need to be too thick. It only needs to reach 25 of the earth, But for the people on board, it is also a huge project.