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At 8:00 PM, the first two unmanned spaceplanes broke free of their Martian orbit and plunged into the Martian atmosphere, descending along a pre-planned trajectory towards the eastern region of Utopia Planitia. The live broadcast followed the two spaceplanes as they traversed the Martian atmosphere, descending further and further, gradually approaching the Martian surface.

Because Mars' atmosphere is extremely thin, with a density less than one percent of Earth's atmosphere and a surface atmospheric pressure of approximately 500-700 Pa, the temperature rise and flames generated by the high-speed friction between the spaceplane and the air during descent are relatively small, having a negligible impact on the spaceplane and causing no interference with the live broadcast signal. Approximately six minutes later, the spaceplane approached the Martian surface and activated its main engines for the first time, performing retro-rockets braking. Thanks to advanced anti-gravity technology, the entire braking process was incredibly smooth and efficient, taking only a dozen seconds to descend from a top speed of 1500 km/h to a low-altitude hover, as if inertia had never existed. The two spaceplanes hovered for about three minutes, during which they performed several parallel displacements and photographic modeling to select a suitable landing site.

Although this area is called Utopia Plain, its terrain is not entirely flat. There are countless small hills and mounds, and canyons and ravines are everywhere. Finding a completely flat area suitable for spacecraft landing and subsequent construction of a Mars base will be quite a challenge.

Approximately three minutes later, the intelligent AI finally selected a landing site and submitted it to the command ship for review via quantum communication. After several human astronauts verified the location, approval was granted for the unmanned spaceplanes to land in the area. Upon receiving the command, the two spaceplanes gradually reduced their engine thrust, controlling the aircraft to descend slowly downwards. As they approached the Martian surface, the engine exhaust kicked up a cloud of dust, completely obscuring the two spaceplanes and severely impacting the live broadcast. Even switching to a space perspective, only a small plume of pale red dust could be seen rising and spreading across the Martian surface; the spaceplanes and the ground were completely invisible. Fortunately, the spaceplanes were equipped with numerous sensors; if the visual cameras were affected, radar data was used, which did not affect the landing. After the live broadcast went black, it quickly switched to an animated demonstration. Approximately one minute later, the animation showed that the two spaceplanes had successfully landed on the Martian surface, and subsequent exploration began.

These two unmanned spaceplanes are just the advance team. Their primary mission is to verify the landing trajectory, observe the weather and geological conditions near the landing site, and eliminate potential dangers to ensure the absolute safety of subsequent manned landing ships. Their secondary mission is to transport large quantities of building materials and supplies to the landing site to supply the construction needs of the subsequent Mars base and Mars mining center.

Half an hour later, the landing site was confirmed to be correct, and the Mars landing fleet in orbit around Mars completed one orbit and returned to its starting point, officially launching the manned Mars landing project. The two manned landing ships began operation, igniting their main engines for reverse thrust and entering the Mars landing orbit. These two manned landing ships were over 100 meters long and weighed 100,000 tons, much larger than the unmanned spaceplanes that had previously landed on Mars. This increased size meant greater gravitational pull and air resistance during the descent, altering their flight paths. Fortunately, the dozen or so anti-gravity engines of various sizes installed on the landing ships activated at crucial moments, working to correct their landing trajectories and guiding the two behemoths towards the landing site of the unmanned spaceplanes.

About five minutes later, the manned landing craft reached an extremely low altitude of about 500 meters above the Martian surface. From this height, the outline of the terrain below was clearly visible, including the two unmanned spaceplanes that had landed earlier. On a landscape of gray-white and pale red, two streaks of silver-gray light suddenly appeared, standing out quite conspicuously.

The manned landing craft didn't hover at low altitude for long; after about 30 seconds, it landed on the open ground next to the spaceplane under the control of the astronauts. The landing craft was much larger than the spaceplane, and the dust it kicked up during landing was far greater—it practically blotted out the sun. The surrounding area, within a kilometer radius, was completely covered in a pale reddish dust cloud, affecting the live broadcast and allowing only a vast expanse of red mist to be captured. However, the weather changed at this point; a light wind picked up near the landing site, quickly carrying away the dust, and the live broadcast gradually returned to normal.

The live broadcast then switched to the interior of the landing ship, where four human astronauts, dressed in their extravehicular activity (EVA) suits and carrying toolkits, entered the airlock to await decompression and venting before landing on the Martian surface. Accompanying them into the airlock were over a dozen surrogate robots. These robots, with their mechanical bodies, were immune to low pressure, low temperature, and radiation, thus eliminating the need for bulky EVA suits. Furthermore, these surrogate robots possessed significantly greater load-bearing capacity than humans, carrying a large amount of equipment and significantly reducing the burden on the human astronauts.

Each manned landing ship carries five human astronauts. As a precaution, one astronaut stays on the landing ship while the remaining four undertake the Mars landing. Two Mars landing ships with the same configuration were deployed, resulting in a total of eight astronauts landing on the Martian surface in the first batch. This fully demonstrates the strength of China's space technology, truly a significant leap forward.

An electric gangway extended from the landing ship's exit, reaching all the way to the Martian surface. The airlock deflated, its indicator light turning green, and the airtight door to the outside slowly opened. For the first time, the astronauts saw the desolate land of Mars with the naked eye. An unprecedented, intensely intense reddish-brown instantly filled their field of vision—not the warm yellow of Earth's deserts, but a deeper, metallic "Martian red." This was due to the surface being covered in iron oxide (rust) dust, which, under the sunlight, appeared a reddish-brown.

Before them lay a world of utter emptiness, barrenness, and silence. Huge rocks were scattered across undulating dunes and scree plains, with the outlines of craters or mountain ridges visible in the distance. There was no vegetation, no water, no sign of life, only the marks sculpted by millions of years of wind erosion. The horizon seemed closer than Earth itself, and the sky was a hazy pinkish-orange, not the blue of Earth. Apart from the faint hum of his own spacesuit's internal circulation system and the breathing of his companions, there was an absolute, chilling silence. No wind, no birdsong, no flowing water—this was a natural silence never before experienced by humankind. (End of Chapter)