Chapter 472 Abnormal Situation
[Poseidon] The auxiliary propulsion device on the side stalled.
Under the influence of gravity, it begins to fall freely.
It spanned a distance of more than ten meters and slammed into the dark and deep ocean of liquid ammonia!
After a violent shaking, the cockpit returned to stability.
Hansent quickly checked the holographic projection in front of him.
After there were no problems with the ship, he breathed a sigh of relief and said slightly excitedly: "[Poseidon] called the command center! I have successfully entered the sea!"
As for Hope on the side, he also recovered from the impact at this moment.
He skillfully operated the holographic image on the console.
"The power system is starting."
"Startup successful."
The moment he finished speaking, a slight recoil came from the seat.
The propeller at the tail of [Poseidon] began to accelerate gradually, driven by electric energy.
It stirs the liquid ammonia seawater and pushes the exploration ship forward.
"good!"
From the long-distance communication device, Lu Yongchang's energetic shout came, and at the same time, a faint cheer could be heard.
As you can imagine, there was a scene of cheering in the Dawn Star command center at this time.
The corners of Hope's mouth raised slightly, and the fear in his heart was dispelled by the cheers.
"Prepare to dive!" Lu Yongchang immediately issued the order, "Always pay attention to pressure changes."
"Once an abnormal situation occurs, surface immediately!"
…
Half an hour later.
The sensors are continuously transmitting data back to Dawn Star through long-distance communication devices.
The scientific researchers on Dawn Star also quickly analyzed various data from [Poseidon].
As for Lu Yongchang, as the chief scientist, needless to say.
At this time, he was completely busy.
Therefore, after half an hour of dry chatting, the cockpit of [Poseidon] was completely silent, with only the propeller stirring liquid ammonia and the slight noise of various instruments working.
It was pitch black outside the porthole window.
High-power searchlights are also somewhat inadequate for such an area.
"Hope."
Hansent's voice suddenly sounded: "Where are we now?"
Hope raised his hand and moved it on the holographic projection.
[Altitude: -10.13 kilometers] (based on liquid ammonia sea level)
[Pressure: 97230kPa]
(ps: The density of liquid ammonia is 3, the acceleration of gravity is 1.5g, the pressure at one meter depth is about 9kPa, the pressure at one standard atmosphere is 101kPa, the absolute pressure is roughly 91170kPa, plus the surface pressure near the sea surface is 60 standard atmospheres, 6060kPa, comprehensive Calculated, the pressure at this time is approximately 962 standard atmosphere).
(pps: just a rough calculation)
Looking at the numbers in the holographic projection, Hansent swallowed slightly and muttered to himself: "It's already 10,000 meters..."
"How long until we reach our destination?"
As he spoke, he moved his body uncomfortably.
The ergonomic chair was comfortable, but he still felt uncomfortable.
This discomfort is not due to gravity or other external factors, but purely psychological reasons.
Outside the porthole, it was pitch black.
The two of them kept sinking in the small space.
The psychological pressure this brings is extremely huge.
If they hadn't both been starship pilots, they would have been on the verge of collapse by now.
"It's still early." Faced with Hansent's words, Hope slowly shook his head and said in a low voice, "Currently there is only 962 standard atmospheric pressure, and it is still early to reach the target area."
"The pressure limit of this exploration ship is 100,000 standard atmospheres. A conservative estimate... we have to go below a thousand kilometers to take a look."
Hansent subconsciously held his breath.
A thousand kilometers below the sea surface...
This terrifying number made his heart tremble suddenly.
…
Dawn Star.
Lu Yongchang frowned as he looked at a piece of data sent back by the detector.
"What the hell is this..." he muttered.
After thinking for a moment, he turned to look at the holographic image on one side.
The hologram plays the footage from the external camera.
Looking at the somewhat turbid liquid ammonia seawater in the picture, Lu Yongchang frowned.
A bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Zero, where is [Poseidon]?"
The holographic image changes rapidly.
"Current depth: -2."
"Current pressure: 23344 standard atmospheres."
"Let them stop!" Lu Yongchang thought for a moment and said bluntly, "Keep hovering at this position. There is something wrong with the data returned by the sensor."
…
After a few minutes.
Video communication is connected.
"Professor, what happened?"
In the holographic projection, Hope and Hansent's mental state was significantly better than at the beginning.
As for the reason...
Lu Yongchang looked at the pile of playing cards next to the two of them, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
How about you two put your vacation on hold?
Perhaps sensing Lu Yongchang's gaze, Hope "quietly" moved his right hand and moved the playing cards aside.
As for Hansent, he pointed to the playing cards with an embarrassed look on his face: "Teach, Professor, if I said, we just started playing this, would you believe it?"
Lu Yongchang: "..."
He waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, put this thing away first, something went wrong."
Going to the depths of the ice giant to perform exploration missions, the psychological pressure on the drivers is extremely huge.
Lv Yongchang, who knows this well, will naturally not scold the two drivers for such a small matter.
Hearing this, Hope and Hansent's expressions suddenly became serious.
The two looked at each other and quickly picked up the poker cards scattered on the ground.
After a few dozen seconds.
"Professor, you say." Hope sat in the driver's seat with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice.
Lv Yongchang was silent for a moment, organized his words and slowly said: "I found some abnormal conditions in the data sent back by the sensor."
"You can look at the liquid ammonia seawater around. Compared with the beginning, it is obviously much more turbid."
Hope was stunned for a moment, and then cast his eyes to the porthole.
After a careful observation, he looked at Hansen beside him suspiciously: "Is there?"
Hansen also shook his head in confusion: "Professor, are you sure?"
Lv Yongchang frowned, and then operated on the holographic projection beside him.
"You have been in the liquid ammonia ocean, so you may not notice it."
"But if we take pictures of liquid ammonia seawater at different depths and observe..."
The next moment, five pictures appeared in the holographic projection in front of Hope and Hansen.
"These are pictures of the seawater taken by cameras every 50km, you can compare them."
