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The situation in Meriken’s space agency meeting room does not affect the moon, at least until their lunar spacecraft landed on the moon.

On the road, geologist Peng Zizhen took the lead. He was driving a tank truck behind the lunar rover, which was used to hold ice.

Lin Yang followed. A simple pallet was hung on the back of the lunar rover she was driving. Oh, it wasn’t even a pallet. There was no board on it. In order to reduce the weight, it was a welded frame.

There are four small wheels on the shelf. The unpowered ones rely on dragging, and there are many tools and boxes on the shelf.

Both cars are racing at a speed of 32 kilometers per hour. If it weren't for the mudguards on the wheels to restrict the rising moon, the forest Yang walking behind would definitely be shrouded by the rising moon and moon dust. live.

They shouldn't drive so fast, because you have to be careful when driving in a primitive place, because you don't know where it looks okay. In fact, there is only one thin structure on the top, and bottomless faults on the bottom.

When the vehicle rushes up all at once, it is likely to become an archaeological site and a monument to the human landing on the moon.

However, the road they took is a proven road. The lunar rover is looking for water, so they need to attack everywhere. In ten months, they have waded out several safe routes between the Moon Palace 2 and the shadow area. route.

If it is really the first time to take this route, the two will go and stop according to the path finding agreement, and the lead person will change every other time.

In fact, Peng Zizhen, who took the lead in the front, has wanted to stop countless times. As a geologist, before he came to the moon to conduct a geological survey, he put sandbags for a few hours.

Ah Fu joked that it was also a geological survey, but he didn't recognize it in his heart. It was a geological survey of the ball.

Now, walking all the way, he was observing the surroundings while driving, and found a lot of excellent inspection sites. He wanted to get out of the car and knock the stones with the geological hammer. Unfortunately, their mission this time was to enter the shadow area. Get the ice cubes back.

Even if you can, it's best to figure out the ice reserves there all at once.

At a high speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour, they maneuvered in a crater with a diameter of only 60 kilometers. After a while, they came to the edge of the permanent shadow area not far from the base.

According to the track marks there, 20 meters further ahead is the "entrance".

The two people's car gradually slowed down and stopped here. Peng Zizhen came to help Lin Yang move the box down, and then began to assemble a piece of equipment.

A thing called "Solar Energy Capture and Reflection Tracking Device".

"Zizhen, you first support the shelf." Lin Yang said, carrying a box.

"Okay, Sister Lin."

Hearing this, Peng Zizhen picked up the bracket, first used a laser leveling device and a shovel to clean up a small piece of flat ground, then opened the bracket and placed it in the middle.

The two took out the batteries, turned their heads, the smart controller, etc., and they were all installed.

Finally, Peng Zizhen opened a box, took out a few smooth metal lenses, put them together, and installed them on the steering head on the top of the bracket.

"Okay, Zizhen, you put the beacon on your lunar rover, let's test it."

Lin Yang activates the device, and the telescopic metal pole against the metal mirror surface begins to rise, and finally freezes at a height of ten meters. Then the solar panels on both sides of the support stand up, automatically adjust the direction and angle, and set the most suitable solar energy acquisition angle. .

Because the beacon tracking signal has not been activated, the metal mirror on the upper side is not adjusted to the correct angle, but is slowly rotating.

Peng Zizhen installed the beacon and turned it on, "It's okay, Sister Lin."

"Ok."

Lin Yang responded, watching the metal lens start looking for the beacon, and the reflected beam of light swept past the two of them, gradually shining on the lunar rover where the beacon was, and then stabilized.

"Haha, yes, Sister Lin, the solar energy harvesting rate of my car has risen!"

Seeing the increase in the light intensity and energy conversion rate data received by the lunar rover, Peng Zi jumped with joy.

As the first wave of astronauts stationed on the moon base in the history of mankind, it can be said that their every move is part of the experiment, and they all represent a verification project of a scheme.

If this device can meet the experimental requirements, then the difficulty of mining water ice ore will be greatly reduced, and even the simplest method can be used to directly establish a refining center here.

"Don't be happy too early," Lin Yang, as the deputy commander, is not as optimistic as a geologist, and said: "You get in the car and drive to the shaded area. We need more comparative data."

"Okay, Sister Lin."

Peng Zizhen took the command to stand in the driving position and manipulate the handle to drive his lunar rover forward. Because of the accuracy of the beacon and the flexibility of the lens to turn the head, the tracking of the light source has been stable without much fluctuation.

Entering the permanent shadow zone, even if the searchlight of the lunar rover is not turned on, there will be some bright light around it.

One is because the reflective lens is relatively large and the area of ​​the reflected light source is also large, so some light will pass through the structure of the vehicle and its surroundings and be projected onto the moon. The other is that some smooth surfaces of the lunar rover will reflect light, which can also make the surroundings slightly brighter. .

Entering the shadow area, there is no blessing of the original sunlight, only the light from the mirror, plus Peng Zizhen may block some light when driving the car, but overall, at least 60% of the solar panels are exposed to light, and the energy conversion rate is acceptable. .

With the addition of a large battery, it is more than enough for the modified lunar rover to reach the position of the dead lunar rover.

If you want to go deeper, I'm afraid it won't work. The height of the light reflecting device is limited, and the surface of the moon has a large curvature. If the vehicle goes down a slope or a pit, it will not be able to shine.

However, this is enough. As long as the test proves that this solution is available, larger devices will be made on the ground and delivered, and more professional light receiving devices will be built. Sooner or later, humans will be unimpeded in the permanent shadow area.

"The test is complete and the device is ready for use."

Lin Yang said after inspecting the reflection function system: "Zizhen, then proceed as planned. Three tasks are to drag out the dead lunar rover, second to collect ice, and third to confirm that the reflected light affects the permanent shadow area. Impact."

"We have enough time. The mission is carried out as planned. Don't be impatient. Always keep communication with me, the base, and the ground command center. If you have any questions, just ask, understand?"

"understand."

In the shadow area, the lunar rover searchlight has been turned on, and Peng Zizhen said with his eyes firmly looking into the darkness.

The vehicle advances in accordance with the previously pressed rut marks, and the outer reflecting mirror rotates accordingly. The reflected beam of light pierces the darkness like a sharp sword, providing inexhaustible energy for the lunar rover and providing heat for the astronauts and the lunar rover. , Reduce energy consumption.

According to the plan, Lin Yang waited at the edge of the shadow area, just like the previous grouping plan, leaving rescue forces and carrying out other tasks by the way.

Lin Yang took care of the reflection device and then reported the situation to the ground command center.

The ground command center can see the data, hear the astronaut's full communication, and even see everything from the camera's perspective of the spacesuit, but some things still need to be reported by the astronaut in person and confirmed.

"Yes, Mr. Tang, Peng Zizhen has driven the lunar rover into the permanent shadow zone."

"The mirror reflection device has proved effective in the initial stage, the reflected light tracking is stable, the energy conversion rate is high, and it can continuously supply electric energy."

"The post effect is to be seen..."