The United States' artificial biosphere technology couldn't be underestimated.
There were no problems with the design of the life support system; it could even be said that the design was perfect.
From the air circulation system to the water filtration system, as well as the automatic irrigation equipment in the planting area, the efficiency of every resource was maximized. This was the boundary between science and fantasy.
There was even a three-meter diameter circular interface on the side of the life support system, which was probably for the expansion of the colony.
Just like Space-X and NASA demonstrated their ambition in the Ares program, they were serious about building New Virginia into a hundred-person colony. They wanted to use the rich methane and carbon dioxide resources on Mars to create an artificial and closed ecosystem.
The only problem, or rather, the only problem that Lu Zhou could point out, was that the Ares program was too rushed, and they happened to encounter a global sandstorm that would last for an unknown amount of time …
Natural disasters accounted for 70% of the reason, and human factors accounted for 30%. NASA was really unlucky this time.
If the sandstorm didn't come so suddenly, perhaps the New Virginia colonists would have been able to establish a foothold on Mars. Once the geothermal wells and methane resource collection points were successfully deployed, even if the solar power plant couldn't work during a global sandstorm, they could rely on other means to survive until the end of the sandstorm.
Of course, this was all in hindsight.
After Lu Zhou downloaded all of the data from the life support system, he used his remaining energy to unlock the sample library of the life support system and the corridor door leading to the sample library.
The alloy door embedded in the wall of the experimental area slowly opened, and air with a high concentration of carbon dioxide instantly poured into the experimental area. If there were a living person inside, they would probably have difficulty breathing.
However, for the "reptile", this was nothing more than a breeze.
After passing through the dusty corridor, this agile little guy quickly moved into the sample library. Rows of neatly placed sample racks appeared in front of the camera.
Judging from the labels on the sample racks, the rock samples stored here were probably from various areas around the New Virginia colony. Numbers and letters were used to record the coordinates and depth of the samples.
Although these astronauts going to Mars were nominally called "colonists", in fact, their daily tasks were mainly scientific expeditions.
These precious samples were one of the results of their scientific research.
"Looks like the experimental area doesn't have a direct connection to the sample library … It's a shame we couldn't take these things away," Lu Zhou said as he looked at the samples on display.
If these samples could be brought back to Earth, humanity's understanding of Mars would definitely rise to a new height.
Unfortunately, the situation at the time did not allow the colonists to bring all of these precious samples on the return capsule, so these things could only be abandoned here.
Xiao Ai: [Master, do you want to start the scan? 0.0】
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, start it."
After waiting quietly for five or six minutes, the rover waiting in the sample library moved to the first row of sample racks. A component shaped like a searchlight slowly emerged from the top.
As the blue light was slowly released from the conical opening, it enveloped the samples displayed on the shelves one by one.
According to the information carried by the reflected light beam, a series of physical information such as the content and particle size of each rock was fed back to the control terminal in front of Lu Zhou.
Not just that, but according to the location and depth of each rock sample, this data was quickly filled into the corresponding area on the map.
In less than ten minutes, a circular resource distribution map with a diameter of about 10-20 kilometers was presented in front of Lu Zhou along with the data.
Lu Zhou looked at this resource distribution map and suddenly had a look of interest on his face.
Getting the data from the life support system was already very profitable, but he didn't expect to get such an unexpected harvest from this life support system!
According to the data on this map, there were at least two volcanic craters that intermittently erupted methane gas near the ruins of New Virginia, as well as a suspected underground ice layer in a shallow area!
As early as March 2019, the ESA's Mars Express rover had already found traces of liquid water under the Martian Antarctic ice sheet. Earlier, NASA also published a paper on the discovery of perchlorate brine components in meteorite craters. However, these resources existed under extreme conditions and were not evenly distributed, so it was obviously difficult to directly use them.
If they could determine a relatively shallow underground ice layer with sufficient reserves, it would undoubtedly be a huge help for the future colonization of Mars!
"… It seems like NASA has far more information about Mars than they have published."
Lu Zhou stared at the area with the suspected underground ice layer. He pondered for a moment and tapped on the keyboard twice, marking this area.
There was no need to be on time. Xiao Ai immediately understood what he meant.
Xiao Ai: [Master, do you want to explore this area? (o • ▽ •) o ☆]
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah, after we finish investigating the ruins of the New Virginia Colony Station, let the reptiles explore this area. If they find an underground ice layer, report to me immediately. "
Xiao Ai: [Roger! (?????)????】
After finally witnessing the life support system and NASA's advanced technology, Lu Zhou's curiosity was finally satisfied.
Even without Lu Zhou's supervision, Xiao Ai could execute his orders perfectly.
After telling Xiao Ai to preserve the original appearance of the life support system, Lu Zhou copied the data from the terminal onto a portable hard drive. He then took the portable hard drive through the underground laboratory and took the elevator back to the first floor of the main building of the Institute for Advanced Study.
Lu Zhou took out his phone from his pocket and opened his contact list. He quickly dialed a number.
The phone rang twice and was immediately picked up.
A hoarse and tired voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello?"
Lu Zhou: "Is this Professor Hu?"
When Hu Yang heard Lu Zhou's voice, he paused for a second.
He then asked, "Yes … Are you Professor Lu?"
"Yes, I'm Lu Zhou." Lu Zhou paused for a second and asked, "Where are you right now?"
"I'm at the Institute of Space Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing … Is there something you need?"
"Yes." Lu Zhou went straight to the point and said, "If you have time, please come to the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study. I have something I can't tell you over the phone, so I have to give it to you in person.
For a moment, Professor Hu held his breath.
With excitement and uncertainty, he asked in a shivering voice, "Is it related to the Tinder Plan?"
It was like Lu Zhou was answering him.
Lu Zhou's next sentence made his eyes glow with excitement.
"Yes, it's related to the Garden project!"
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