Die on Mars

"What did you say...say it again?"

"Once this comet falls on Mars, the most dangerous place is the United Space Station." Lao Mao said, "You can dig a hole in the ground and hide it, but there is no place to hide in the space station."

The old cat took out a pen and paper.

"Based on the observation results of the space station survey telescope, we can infer the size of the comet nucleus of Comet Lao Mao 1, which is approximately between 28 kilometers and 30 kilometers in diameter." Lao Mao drew a circle on the scratch paper , "Its main components are water, carbon dioxide and methane. We can roughly estimate the weight of this thing by multiplying the volume by the density. The answer is 1.02×10∧14 tons."

"That's 102000000000000 tons."

The old cat drew a large series of zeros on the scratch paper.

Tang Yue counted to zero for a long time.

"One...one hundred and two trillion tons?"

The old cat nodded.

This was the first time Tang Yue encountered such a large mass. He couldn't imagine what it was.

In Tang Yue's previous concept, when a comet hits the earth, it should be similar to a 10,000-ton oil tanker falling from the sky, because there is no heavier or larger object than this in his mind. Anything larger than this is normal. People can no longer visualize it. A giant oil tanker weighing tens of millions of tons is heavier than an aircraft carrier. It is already the largest thing made by mankind.

But the old cat smashed his idea to pieces with just one trillion tons.

What kind of tanker fell off here?

That is simply Mount Everest falling down.

This also meant that Tang Yue completely underestimated the consequences of a comet hitting Mars. He had never seen a comet hitting a planet in his life. The disaster caused by the Laomao-1 comet would far exceed his expectations.

"When Comet Tomcat-Tang-Mai 1 approaches Mars, its speed will exceed 75 kilometers per second, and the kinetic energy it carries will exceed 2.9×10∧26 Joules." Lao Mao felt that Tang Yue could not intuitively estimate this energy. How big is it, so it used the usual comparison method again, "The energy of the mushroom bomb that destroyed Hiroshima was 5.5×10∧13 joules. If Comet Laomao 1 hits Mars, the energy it releases will be equivalent to 5.2×10∧12 Little Boy atomic bombs, that is to say, equivalent to 5200000000000 mushroom bombs exploding simultaneously.”

Tang Yue felt dizzy for a while.

Fifty-two hundred billion nuclear bombs.

A deep feeling of powerlessness crept up his back. Tang Yue could hardly stand, and he fell down on the chair.

Fifty thousand...two hundred billion nuclear bombs?

Tang Yue looked at Lao Mao for help, and the latter nodded regretfully, indicating that the result was correct.

"You...are you sure that Kunlun Station can escape?"

"The structure of Kunlun Station is very strong. The atmosphere of Mars is too thin, which saved the life of Kunlun Station to a certain extent. If a comet of the same mass hits the earth, there is no doubt that a huge shock wave will occur in a short time. Sweeping across the world, it will be an unprecedented huge storm, destroying everything in its path." Lao Mao explained, "But the situation will be very different on Mars. There is only one percent standard atmospheric pressure here, and the power of the impact will be greatly weakened. .”

"What about earthquakes? Won't they cause earthquakes?"

"Of course it will cause an earthquake, and it will be a strong earthquake that affects the world." Old Mao nodded, "But the effect of absorbing energy as a buffer is much stronger than that of air. As long as the distance is far enough... you have to believe in the structural strength of Kunlun Station. , not so easily destroyed.”

As a desolate and dead planet, Mars is really lackluster in terms of natural disasters. If Mars were replaced by the Earth and the Earth was hit by this collision, there would be many subsequent chain reactions, including shock waves, earthquakes, and tsunamis. It is enough to clean the global surface, and it may even activate the eruption of super volcanoes and cause the plates to sink.

The volcanoes on Mars have been dead for tens of millions of years.

"Before the comet hits, you can dig a hole and find a place to hide. Maybe you can survive it." Old Cat said, "But the United Space Station may not have such good luck...Comet Tomcat-Tang-Mai No. 1 Once it enters Mars' rigid-body Roche limit, it quickly breaks apart, creating massive amounts of debris in orbit, each of which would be lethal to the space station."

"Can you escape?" Tang Yue asked, "There is still an engine on Orion 2."

"Are you going to use the space station as a fighter jet?" Old Cat spread his claws. "These fragments are undetectable and extremely fast. They will tear you apart before you can react."

Tang Yue covered his face and took a deep breath.

"It's over... it's over." Tang Yue said, "The space station can't escape, and we may not be able to escape. God knows where the star will fall. Maybe it will fall in front of us? Who knows if it will be hit by a comet? Will death be painful?”

"We can imagine what will happen during the impact: Once Comet Tomcat 1 enters the Roche limit, it will begin to gradually disintegrate, producing a large amount of debris in low-Earth orbit, and then crash into the surface of Mars." Lao Mao gave Tang Yue described the scene when the disaster occurred, "At the moment of the impact, a crater with a diameter of thousands of kilometers was formed. High temperature and high pressure would melt the desert of hundreds of square kilometers into glass."

"One minute after the impact, huge energy spread along the surface and air, causing strong global earthquakes and storms. The hot airflow was accelerated to supersonic speeds. The shock wave could circle Mars several times in a short time. The entire atmospheric system All were shaken.

Five minutes after the impact, a huge amount of material was thrown high into the sky and into orbit. Sand and dust particles were swept up by the storm and enveloped the entire Mars along the airflow. The entire planet would be dark for a long time. There will be an extra halo of rubble in the orbit. This halo cannot exist stably and will gradually fall into the Martian atmosphere over the next hundreds of years.

The intensity of this impact is so great that Mars's rotation speed will accelerate, and even the Earth's axis will slightly deviate from its original direction. "

The old cat's voice was deep and slow, and what it described was simply a scene of annihilation. Compared with this, the punishments sent down by God in religious stories are nothing.

Scenes that are not seen in disaster movies actually happen in real life.

Reality is indeed more absurd than drama.

"You said the entire Mars will be shrouded in smoke and dust?" Tang Yue asked.

"Yes." Old Cat replied, "A conservative estimate is that trillions of tons of dust will be swept up by the storm. This is much more terrifying than a sandstorm. By then, the entire Mars will not be able to see the sun."

"Then we are doomed, too?" Tang Yue sighed, "There is no point in hiding. Even if we can avoid the impact, without sunlight, Kunlun Station will have no energy."

Tang Yue saw the power of this universe. Compared with this, human power was too small. He could do nothing but watch all this happen.

At this time, Tang Yue remembered the benefits of Superman. Although the little curly-haired Kryptonian was not very authentic and indecisive, he had the power to resist nature. He could fly into space and push away comets. When the whole world was helpless and waiting to die, , they still have someone to count on.

It's a pity that Superman only lives in the DC universe.

In a world without superheroes, how can people save themselves?

"Mr. Cat, Tang Yue, here is the last part of the history of philosophy..." Maidong appeared on the communication video, "What's wrong with you? What happened?"