Sol Two, How an Earth Can Be Blasted Apart

Kunlun Station's Hab was a white hard shell that resembled a huge bowl placed upside-down on Mars's surface. The hull was mainly made of glass fiber reinforced PEEK (polyether ether ketone) composite. It was a type of aromatic compound crystallized into a thermoplastic macromolecule material. It was widely used in space engineering. It was heavy-duty and high-strength and had an operating temperature range of –250°C to 300°C.

Tang Yue trudged across the sandy ground, circling around Kunlun Station as he did a thorough inspection. He couldn't afford any problems in the Hab's airtightness. Mars only had an atmospheric pressure of 700 Pa, less than a hundredth of Earth's. Kunlun Station maintained a pressure of 101 kPa, so if there was a breach, the entire Kunlun Station would reduce to a silent tomb within two hours.

Today's weather was very good. The sun hung high above his head.