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When Snow Owl heard someone following his train of thought and saying what he wanted to say, he immediately clapped hard.

"Yes, that's what you said. The source of the current water source is not likely to change much for a while, but after the water flows out, we should still go and see what kind of changes the water will have.

When we record the changes along the way as the water flows out, and then return to the source of the water and stare at it, we will also have a deeper understanding of Mars! "

After Snow Owl finished telling the story to a few people, the aerospace plane started and flew out in the direction of the water flow.

They were on the plane and filmed the flow of water below and related things with high-definition cameras.

Because the aerospace plane mainly observes the dynamics below, it doesn't fly very fast, and the water flow below is no different.

If there is any difference, it is that after the water flows on the surface of Mars, it takes away a lot of the soil on the land. This soil is washed down by the water flow and mixed in the water flow.

Originally, when the water came out of the water source, there were no other impurities present and the water was very clear. However, as the water continued to flow and took away a large amount of soil, the water began to change color.

From the original clear and colorless water, it turned into a turbid, gravel-filled reddish-brown water. The color was particularly similar to the color of mountain floods on the earth.

The aerospace plane is still flying forward, and a large amount of water is still flowing, and it is still scouring the soil on the surface of Mars.

The plane flew forward for a while again, and the speed of the water finally slowed down. Not only was the flow slower, but the flow of water was also smaller. This was also because the surface of Mars was too dry, and there was quite a large amount of water. It has been absorbed by the surface of Mars.

Therefore, after they flew for a certain distance, the impact of the water flow became smaller, and the water flow also became smaller.

The plane continued to fly in the direction of the water flow. The water flow did not flow very far, so they held the plane and soon reached the end of the water flow in a short time.

At this time, the water flow under Snow Owl's fuselage no longer had the same impact as at the source. Although it was still flowing forward, the current flow was just like a forest stream on Earth.

There was no longer the momentum of rushing into the sea before, and a gurgling stream appeared below them.

Also because there is no impact force, all kinds of gravel and mud washed down from the upstream are also left on the road where the water flows. So the gurgling stream below them became clear again.

At this moment, the plane stopped here, and Snow Owl and the others also planned to carry out landing activities here, because this is the most suitable place for taking water samples. There is really no better location than this.

Snow Owl took one person with him and got ready on the plane. When the two of them were ready, the aerospace plane landed again on the surface of Mars in a hovering position.

After being fully prepared, the Snow Owl and an opponent immediately got off the plane and went directly to the creek with all the tools on them.

Then came the sampling. The sampling process they were carrying out was extremely strict at this moment, for fear that the samples they obtained would be unqualified, which would affect their future research.

When the Snow Owl came to the still flowing water, it did not collect samples immediately, but took out the temperature measurement first.

After taking it out, I first measured the temperature of Mars here and now, and then inserted the thermometer into the creek in front of me.

As soon as the temperature of the water was measured, the Snow Owl felt stunned for a while, and then he figured out the reason.

After collecting all the data obtained here, Snow Owl took out the sampling device and started sampling after everything happened last night.

And this time, the sampling was not just a little bit, but a lot, including what was to be brought back to Earth, and what was to be tested on the plane.

The water sample was taken very smoothly. After completing the sampling, the two snowy owls immediately returned to the plane.

Immediately after returning to the plane, the plane left the surface of Mars again and hovered above the original ground.

And what are the astronauts in the plane doing now? They were all in the laboratory on the plane, conducting a water composition analysis on the water that had just been sampled.

The instruments were running on the plane, but their mission this time was still not completed. Snow Owl and the others flew towards the direction of the water flow again.

The plane didn't fly forward for long, and soon they came to the end of the water flow.

The water finally began to gather here, and no longer continued to flow forward. It stopped in this low-lying place, and as the water gathered more and more, it finally formed a small lake.

Moreover, this small lake has an obvious solidification phenomenon, and the water at the bottom of the lake that stopped flowing first has solidified into ice.

Now the bottom of this lake is ice and the upper layer is water, and the new water flowing here is also slowly turning into ice.

According to the speculation of the astronauts on the plane, as long as no new water flows here, it will not take long for this small lake to turn into a solid ice pimple, and the entire small lake will be frozen into a whole.

After collecting the situation at the source of the water flow, the aerospace plane indeed flew towards the source of the water flow again.

They flew back very quickly, also because they didn't have to observe on the road. When they returned to the crater again, the water flow in the place where the water was gushing had begun to decrease.

Obviously this is because the internal pressure here has become smaller, causing the water flow from the gap where the water is gushing out to become smaller.

Snow Owl and the others also lamented that they came back at the right time, just in time to collect all the details of the situation here.

For a period of time after that, they kept filming in the sky, and time passed unknowingly while they were filming.

Finally, as they waited, the gap no longer had water gushing out from it, and even small streams no longer flowed out.

Seeing that the water below had stopped gushing outward, the astronauts on the space plane once got off the plane and went here to conduct strict sampling.

After they collected the samples, an astronaut came to the crater again out of curiosity. He wanted to look inside the crater to see the current situation of the volcano.

It didn't matter, but it allowed him to see a new situation happening. The crater was still emitting an orange-red light, and there was a lot of flowing magma inside. Occasionally, a stream of magma would spray into the air.

But now these magma no longer exist at all. There is no magma in the crater. At this moment, it has all turned into iron-black magma stone.

As the commander, Snow Owl cannot be with him every time he leaves the warehouse, so this time he stayed on the plane and was on duty. After discovering the situation in the crater, although Snow Owl did not go to the scene, he was still responding to the situation through video A bold guess was made at the time.

He also recalled the various situations he encountered along the way to the end of the water flow. The combination of all these situations really made him discover something remarkable.

Snow Owl did not make any announcement, but was still improving its theory based on the current situation.

The astronauts on the surface of Mars were still nervously collecting environmental data here and there. After they completed the collection, the astronauts left the warehouse and started chatting as soon as they got back on the plane.

The content of the discussion was all related to the wonders that had occurred before Mars. When the voices of all the discussions became smaller and smaller, the team members discovered that when they were just discussing, Commander Snow Owl had some opinions. None participated.

After the astronauts collected data near the crater again, the aerospace plane once again hovered in the sky not far away.

Looking at the team members who had calmed down at this moment, Snow Owl did not try to be mysterious and simply told everyone his guess.

"I don't know if you have noticed it, but this volcanic eruption phenomenon on Mars is very special. It is extremely special."

Everyone is a little confused as to why the Snow Owl said that. There is a volcano erupting on Mars, and Benli is a special thing, but they don’t know why he said that!

The team members looked at the Snow Owl with doubts on their faces, wanting to hear what he wanted to express.

"First of all, let me tell you something, that is, this volcano is not erupting for the first time, nor is it the last time, but it has erupted countless times."

Everyone was trying to understand what he said, but there was too little information in Snow Owl's words, so they didn't know how to understand it or what Snow Owl wanted to express.

Everyone just continued to look at the Snow Owl with doubtful eyes and listened quietly to what he continued to say.

"Please remember this first point first, and you will definitely understand it after I finish explaining it all.

We might as well look at this Mars volcanic eruption comprehensively. Let us consider the volcanic eruption, the outflow of magma, the local increase in temperature, the increase in humidity, the spouting of large amounts of water from the slopes near the volcano, and the subsequent large amount of water forming a flash flood, and finally flowing all the way. Finally reaching the lake, the water was finally frozen into ice lumps.

When everything is connected in series, what can you think of? "

Snow Owl has made it very clear at this time, but he only said half of what he wanted to express, but the team members still haven't figured it out.

"Comrades, it's a cycle. What I'm talking about is a cycle, and it should form a perfect closed loop!

The interior of Mars continues to accumulate energy, eventually causing volcanic eruptions. After the volcanic eruption, the temperature here will rise, both on the surface and underground.

What will happen if the temperature rises? This will cause the temperature of a large amount of underground solid and liquid water near the volcano to also rise. When the water temperature is too high and boils, the internal pressure will increase, and it will erupt in the weak areas of the earth's crust. "

Snow Owl stopped after hearing this. Although everyone had more or less understood these things before, he still gave the team members time to digest.

After waiting for a few minutes, he took the opportunity to take a sip of water. After everyone turned their attention to him again, he started talking again.

"Everyone should probably know this, so let me continue with my new guess, which is that after the water spurted out, the groundwater found an outlet, and water from other places also gathered towards this place.

The volcano is constantly heating the nearby water, and the heated water is constantly spraying out. As the temperature of the volcano continues to heat the water, the temperature of the volcano continues to drop.

Eventually, the temperature of the volcano was cooled down by the large amount of water, and the volcano returned to calm. And because the water had no heat, the groundwater no longer boiled and there was no huge pressure, so it no longer spewed outwards!

This volcano can be regarded as completing a cycle, a cycle from eruption to cooling. When I say this, everyone should understand what I am talking about! "

After everyone listened to his story, they were all shocked by his guess. After thinking about it, it seemed that the previous volcanic eruptions were just like this process. The more they thought about it, the more it seemed like a fact.

"Boss, I understand what you mean by cycle, but why do you say this is not the first time? I don't understand this!"

Upon hearing this question, Snowy Owl immediately began to answer their questions, and of course he was also telling his speculations.

"This problem is actually easy to understand. Everyone should know that at the end of the water flow, there is a huge pit, but now it has turned into a lake, or a huge ice pimple.

Let's think carefully about the way we followed the water flow. I wonder if you noticed anything. "

Under his guidance, all the team members were following his train of thought, and one of the team members who responded quickly answered after thinking about it.

"The meaning of the head is that the direction of water flow is specific, and there is a fixed river channel. Since the water flows in a fixed river channel, this proves that this water is definitely not flowing through here for the first time. This river channel I don’t know how many times it went through this flash flood before it was washed out by the water.

Am I right? I feel like my understanding should be in place! "

After hearing this answer, the Snow Owl immediately cast an appreciative look at this man.

"Yes, I just want to explain this, that's why I said this volcano is not erupting for the first time, nor will it be the last! I don't know what everyone thinks of my speculation!"

At this moment, after listening to Snow Owl's story, everyone suddenly realized that everything they had said before was just speculation.

Almost all the team members who had finished listening had already regarded what Snow Owl had just said as fact.

Everyone was very impressed at this moment. As they looked at Snowy Owl, they realized more and more that what Snowy Owl said should be the truth.

Just after all the team members figured out this speculation, one of the team members had another question and immediately asked his question.

"Head, I already understand the question just now, but there is still one thing I don't understand, and that is..."