95 Worlds and Counting...
Congratulations! You have just received a research grant and the technology to visit any moon or planet in our solar system. Think about the items you would need to bring with you in order to survive for the day (food and water are provided so you do not need to include meals). You are required to provide a detailed account on your day’s journey to NASA. As you describe your experience, make sure to include any obstacles you face (like volcanic eruptions, low gravity, dust storms, how you “walked” around, etc) and the features and environmental conditions of the moon or planet. Good luck and safe travels!! And remember, creativity, pictures, and what ever else you can think of are encouraged.
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ReplyDeleteJust closing in on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. I am getting pretty pumped. In preparation to explore, I have a special spacesuit that is going to protect me from some of Europa's harsh conditions. Right now, it is a very nice -180 degrees Celsius outside, but I know it can get much colder. This suit is able to keep the temperature on the inside and a comfortable 64 degrees Celsius. I also cannot forget about the extreme radiation coming from Jupiter. Since Europa has a ridiculously thin atmosphere, I need to protect myself. This suit has been proved by NASA to block out 99.99432 percent of all radiation. I hope that is enough. I am also going to be attached to a personal supply of air, as Europa has none. I cannot forget that Europa is basically a giant ice ball, so I am going to have to be careful where I step. I am attaching a video camera to my inner helmet so you can one day see what I see.
ReplyDeleteWalking around for the first time, I am going to want to just enjoy land for a little while. After all, it has been years since I was last on Earth. I can see ice, as far as my eyes can reach. I also witness what I think are volcanoes that spew liquid water, due to the extreme cold. After a long while of exploring the ice and volcanoes, I feel the drilling might be complete. I return to the area where the ship landed, and success. Liquid water is present on the planet. I am not a strong swimmer, but I decide to take a dip anyway, swimming on anywhere besides Earth is quite a story to tell. Looking around, it looks a lot to me like an area you would see on Earth. At the very bottom, I can make out the images of some sort of bug looking creature, but you never know. My companions agree. There is definitely life on this planet. Well I am running out of air. Time to return to the ship. That was really cool. Now the long trip back to Earth.
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ReplyDeleteAfter a very long trip in my rocket ii finally arrived on and Europa. my first impression of the planet before i got out was that it was very flat and didn't have much of an distinct craters or mountains. I strapped my oxygen tanks and opened my bag of gear. I has snow shoes and an ice pick for navigating the hash icy land, and and i brought my Ultra warm radiation protecting Patagonia parka. And as long as i have unlimited money i through in some U.V protecting Oakley sunglasses. I also had in my bad some scuba gear to search Europa's vast oceans. Just in case there was anything dangerous down there i brought my super alien spear gun. If things got to dangerous i could use my rocket ship as a submarine. finally i had a shrink ray so i can fit all of this stuff in my backpack. Fully prepared i took my first step on to Europa.
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ReplyDeleteBackpack in hand i walked wit my spiky snow shoes to an nice spot where i could start digging in the ice. A month later, with some determination and courage i finally made it to the water. Slipping my heated scuba dry suit on, and grabbing my alien spear gun i jumped into the water. the ocean was so massive i felt vulnerable and small, so i took the sub out of my backpack and used the shrink ray to make it big again. the sub had leather heated seats and cup holders.(I do have unlimited money)Exploring the depths i saw something in the distance quickly returned to my rocket and went home. i did see something that day on Europa, and whatever it was its worth another look.
I’m off to Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons. Approximately 2.5 years after takeoff I have finally arrived. The surface, made entirely of ice, made it extremely hard to land. Good thing my landing module was equipped with ice gripping legs, allowing me to land safely. My space suit has been specially designed to withstand temperatures of up to -300 degrees, a little lower than Europa’s surface temperature. My suit is equipped with little blades resembling ice skates, allowing me to move quickly about the surface. My suit also contains removable weights so I don’t have to worry about falling off the moon. After exploring the moon and it’s many craters, I attempted to drill into the surface. Many people believe there is an ocean 100 km below the surface. By drilling deep enough, I found liquid water and maybe even life. All in all, my day on Europe was really exciting, as I became the man who discovered water on an planet other than Earth.
ReplyDeleteAs I landed on Earth's moon, it occurred to me that I was the first to set foot on this barren rock in almost 40 years. Before I stepped out in my space suit, I paused to reflect on this monumental occasion. The first thing I felt when I reached the rocky surface was a brief sense of floating before slamming into the ground. Then I remembered that the moon has 1/6 the amount of gravity of Earth. Knowing that, I decided to jump around for the rest of the day thinking that it was not only entertaining, but I would be able to get around much easier. I spoke into my headset and told my co-pilot to come down onto the surface, but before he could, I heard yelling in my ear to duck. I did and not a second later, I heard a meteor fly over my head and slam into the surface about 50 feet away. The co-pilot came out of the shuttle with our collection equipment and we went around the surface collecting rock samples to bring back for inspection by NASA. After we were done, we headed back to Earth, making sure to take on final glimpse of our moon.
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