Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and its mass is more than 2.5 times the sum of the other seven planets. Just compared to Earth, Jupiter is 317.89 times that of Earth. At the same time, Jupiter is also the fastest rotation planet. Such a huge Jupiter only takes 9 hours, 50 minutes and 30 seconds to rotate in a circle. Because Jupiter's huge mass and volume attract most meteorites, comets and other asteroids in space, these celestial bodies are captured by Jupiter's gravity, thus avoiding them from hitting the earth. Therefore, Jupiter also has another name - the Earth Protector.

The symbol of Jupiter is not only its huge mass and volume, but the most famous one is Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a red oval area located on the south side of the equator, 25,000 kilometers long and about 11,000 kilometers wide. In fact, the Great Red Spot is Jupiter's storm cyclone. As a gaseous planet, the Great Red Spot is like a huge vortex rotating counterclockwise. Its vastness is enough to accommodate several earths. According to scientists first observed the Great Red Spot of Jupiter in the 17th century, the Great Red Spot has existed for about 350 years. Although its color and shape have changed, it has never disappeared.

The Pioneer spacecraft is actually very far away from Jupiter, but due to the huge size of Jupiter and looking at Jupiter from a space angle, you can clearly see the movement of the large red spots on Jupiter's surface with the naked eye.

From a distance, the Great Red Spot looks like a huge eye, slightly deep in the middle and slightly shallow in the surrounding area. Coupled with its oval shape, it is especially imagined by the human eye.

Especially the center of the storm of the Great Red Spot is constantly moving and changing, making people feel that this is a big eye looking into space. Looking at this strange scene, Gao Jian involuntarily expressed his feelings.

"Hahaha, indeed, indeed!" Mollyvin smiled and nodded repeatedly, pointing to the Great Red Spot and said: "Actually, when I first came into contact with the Great Red Spot of Jupiter, I felt the same as you. I always felt that this was an eye. In fact, there is a conclusion in the scientific community that some scientists believe that there was once a civilization similar to the earth in the solar system, but because of Jupiter's powerful attraction, this planet was eventually swallowed by Jupiter. Perhaps the Great Red Spot is like a human eye because of the unyielding cry of those destroyed lives."

Speaking of this, Moliwen deliberately blinked at Gao Jian. Gao Jian burst into laughter when he heard this. He was discussing the issue of the universe the moment before, and then talking about metaphysics. Moliwen likes to make such jokes when he was giving lectures.

After having a while of fun, Mollyvan continued to tell Gao Jian about the many moons of Jupiter. Su Yichen arrived at the bridge in half.

"Chief!"

"director!"

Moliwen and Gao Jian quickly stood up. However, they called Su Yichen differently. As the captain of the Pioneer, Su Yichen was of course the leader, and Gao Jian has always called him the director over the years, and his habits have long been set.

Su Yichen didn't care much about the title, anyway they could call it. He nodded to the two people with a smile. Su Yichen first asked about the teaching situation of Mo Liwen and Gao Jian. Then he asked about the Pioneer's route.

"The time is almost over, you can go and rest first." Su Yichen looked through the route records. Everything was normal. As the captain, he thought about it and issued an order to let them rest. Mo Liwen and Gao Jian did not refuse. After handing over the authority, they saluted Su Yichen, and then went to the cabin below.

Sitting in the position, Su Yichen looked at the holographic images on the front. Pioneer has now flew to the vicinity of Jupiter and continued to head towards Pluto. The more than a month of sailing made Su Yichen very proud. Although his Pioneer is not as good as Ike's interstellar exploration spacecraft, it is still the most advanced spacecraft in humanity.

From the takeoff to the present, everything went smoothly, and the spacecraft's controllable thermonuclear fusion engine has also withstood the test of environmental changes. This also verifies Su Yichen's design and requirements for the Pioneer. Now, the Pioneer has reached a high speed of nearly 160 kilometers per second, and this speed has exceeded the Hades and Starry Sky, which took the lead. If nothing unexpected happens, it is expected that the Pioneer will catch up with the Russian Starry Sky in 6 days and cross the American Hades in 14 days.

However, Su Yichen is now considering whether to do so.

"Su Li!"

"I am here!"

"Calculate the maximum speed that Pioneer can achieve, and calculate the courses that exceed the Russian Starry Sky and the American Hardy spacecraft that do not discover for each other."

"Please wait..."

Su Li replied that it had an answer in about a minute. It told Su Yichen that from the maximum output kinetic energy calculation of the current controllable thermonuclear fusion engine of Pioneer, Pioneer can accelerate to a maximum of 190 kilometers per second. In order to surpass two spacecraft in Russia and the United States, Pioneer must slightly adjust the angle of three units and use the huge Jupiter as a cover to fly over the other before arriving at Saturn.

"You mean we can reach Hades before we adjust our course after we are at Saturn's orbit?" Su Yichen confirmed.

"Yes, this is a simulation diagram of heading adjustment." Part of the holographic image on the front became a stereoscopic simulation diagram. There are three highlights shining on this diagram, representing the American Hades, Russia's Starry Sky, and their Pioneer.

Although the three spacecraft's heading purpose is completely consistent, the locations of each flight in space are not on the same straight line. If we do not consider the distance between the front and back of the three, and only refer to the parallel distance as a reference, the minimum distance between each is 3,500 kilometers, and the maximum distance exceeds 9,000 kilometers.

Although the distance between 3500 kilometers and 9000 kilometers seems to be a lot, in fact, based on the current speed of the three spacecraft, it only takes about 22 seconds to 58 seconds to fly over this distance. According to the course adjustment plan calculated by Su Li, although the adjusted Pioneer exceeds 190 kilometers per second, it will also have an additional distance of one third of the astronomical unit.

This is a long journey, and Su Yichen thought silently: "Be prepared for the course adjustment and wait for the order."

"Okay, prepare for heading adjustment, wait for orders."

Then, Su Yichen asked Su Li to connect to Earth. Due to navigation in space, Pioneer is getting farther and farther away from the Earth, and normal communication between the two is becoming more and more difficult. So when Pioneer flies over Mars, communication with the Earth is changed from long-distance radio waves to ultra-long positioning laser communication technology. This technology uses optical links to convert the Earth's artificial satellites and then sends information to the Earth. The technology used on Pioneer is currently the most advanced and practical long-distance communication technology on Earth. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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